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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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| 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary deaths | 100 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 83 | 65 | 66 | 54 |
| Non Pulmonary deaths | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Analysis of the notifications and deaths for the year according to sex and age are given in the accompanying tables :— Particulars of New Cases and of Deaths during the Year 1938.
| New Cases.* | Deaths. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Periods. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||||
| m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | |
| 0 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 | 21 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| T otals | 88 | 56 | I8 | 14 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
"Note—Including 15 cases which came to the knowledge of the Medical Officer
of Health otherwise than by notification, viz., death returns, " transfers,"
posthumous notification, Forms C and D.
The notifications of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were as follows:—
| Peripheral glands | 5 | Meninges | 4 |
| Abdominal | 4 | Bones and joints | 13 |
| Skin | 2 | Total | 28 |
Disinfection was carried out in 197 rooms, and articles of
bedding, clothing, &c., were removed for sterilization.