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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
Chelsea 1961
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1961
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TUBERCULOSIS
Summary of Notifications during the period from the Ist January, 1961, to the 31s December, 1961.
| Formal Notifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE PERIODS | Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis | |||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75+ | Total (all ages) | |
| Respiratory, Males | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 10 |
| Respiratory, Females | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Non-Respiratory, Males | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | Nil |
| Non-Respiratory, Females | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 |
Number of deaths from tuberculosis - 10
Number of cases remaining on Register - 358
CASES NOTIFIED AND DEATHS FOR THE PREVIOUS TEN YEARS
| Year | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | No. of Deaths | Number of Cases on Register at the end of each year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 83 | 8 | 91 | 15 | 429 |
| 1953 | 100 | 7 | 107 | 4 | 468 |
| 1954 | 54 | 9 | 63 | 9 | 471 |
| 1955 | 40 | 7 | 47 | 9 | 425 |
| 1956 | 35 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 464 |
| 1957 | 42 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 441 |
| 1958 | 41 | 7 | 48 | 5 | 431 |
| 1959 | 35 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 410 |
| 1960 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 362 |
| 1961 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 358 |
Average number of cases for the ten years - 52.s
Average number of deaths for the ten years - 6