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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 1963
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1963
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TUBERCULOSIS
Summary of Notifications during the period from 1st January, 1963 to the 31st December, 1963.
| Formal Notifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Periods | Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis | |||||||||||||
| 0- | l- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75+ | Total(allages) | |
| Respiratory,Males | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Respiratory, Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Non-respirator Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Non-respiratory Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
Number of deaths from tuberculosia - 3
Number of oases remaining on Register - 304
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1962 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 321 |
| 1963 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 304 |
Average number of cases for the ten years - 38.3
Average number of deaths for the ten years - 4.8