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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1926
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Cases notified after the death of the patient are not now regarded
as notified cases. Frequent reminders have been sent to the doctors
attending these un-notified and late notified cases calling their attention
to their duty to notify all cases of Tuberculosis which they attend.
The notifications of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were as follows:—
| Glands | 22 | Ankle | 1 |
| Peritoneum | 3 | Elbow | 1 |
| Spine | 2 | Wrist | 1 |
| Hip | 4 | Meninges | 6 |
| Caecum | 1 | Lupus | 2 |
| Abscess of Thigh | 1 | Larynx | 1 |
| Enteritis | 1 | Tibia | 1 |
| Total | 47 |
Analysis of Deaths According to Wards. Year 1926.
| Wards | Estimated Population | Persons per acre (census 1921) | Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Deaths from Non-Pulmonar Tuberculosis | Total Deaths | Death Rate per 1.000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deptford Park | 9,416 | 83 | l | l | 2 | 0.2 |
| Evelyn | 11,028 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | |
| St. Paul's | 10,961 | 131 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1.3 |
| Vale | 11,338 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1.2 | |
| Clifton | 12,559 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.6 | |
| Canterbury | 10,111 | 69 | 11 | — | 11 | 1.1 |
| Hatcham | 11,181 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1.2 | |
| Pepys | 8,442 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1.1 |
| St. Catherine's | 7,942 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.6 | |
| St. Peter's | 6,952 | 45 | 8 | — | 8 | 1.2 |
| St. John's | 7,451 | 75 | 7 | — | 7 | 0.9 |
| Town Hall | 8,319 | 7 | — | 7 | 0.8 | |
| Whole Borough | 115,700 | 72 | 91 | 13 | 104 | 0.9 |
Revision of Notification Register.
During the year 274 cases of Pulmonary and 70 cases of NonPulmonary
Tuberculosis were removed from the Register of Notifications
either as cases in which the diagnosis was not confirmed or cases
which were considered "cured" and not needing further supervision
or as having died or left the district.
With the addition of transfers from other areas and new notifications the Register stands at the end of 1926 as follows:—
| MALES | FEMALES | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under15 | Over 15 | Under 15 | Over 15 | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 71 | 317 | 62 | 260 | 710 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 101 | 37 | 112 | 39 | 289 |
| Totals | 172 | 354 | 174 | 299 | 999 |
Disinfection was carried out in 342 rooms, and articles of bedding,
clothing, &c., were removed for sterilization.