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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
Bethnal Green 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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During the year formal notifications under the Regulations were
received in respect of 71 cases of respiratory tuberculosis and 8
non-respiratory cases as compared with 82 and 9 cases respectively
for the previous year.
The following table gives details of the age and sex Incidence of these cases:-
TABLE 11
| Primary Notifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age periods | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total |
| Respiratory males | - | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 37 |
| Respiratory females | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 5 | . | 2 | - | _ | 34 |
| Non-respiratory, males | - | - | 1 | - | - | l | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Non-respiratory, females | - | - | _ | _ | _ | l | _ | 3 | - | _ | - | - | - | 4 |
In addition to the above, information was received of 35 other
cases from the following sources
Local Death Returns 4
Registrar General's Death Returns
(transferable deaths) 4
Posthumous notifications
Transfers from other areas 27
There were 21 deaths during the year certified as being due to
Tuberculosis.