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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 1962
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1962
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TUBERCULOSIS Summary of Notifications during the period from 1st January, 1962 to the 31st December, 1962.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Respiratory,Females | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| Non-respiratory, Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Non-respiratory, Females | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
Number of deaths from tuberculosis - 4
Number of cases remaining on Register - 321
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 44l |
| 1958 | 4l | 7 | 48 | 5 | 43l |
| 1959 | 35 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 4l0 |
| 1960 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 362 |
| 1961 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 358 |
| 1962 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 321 |
Average number of cases for the ten years - 46.3
Average number of deaths for the ten years - 4.9