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Deptford 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Tuberculosis
All new cases in the Borough, whether or not they are transferred from
other areas, are visited by the Sanitary Inspectors in order to ascertain the
housing conditions and to see if any improvements can, or should, be
effected.
The deaths due to respiratory tuberculosis in Deptford in 1955 were
12 males and 2 females as compared with 12 and 8 respectively during the
previous year. Of the deaths from respiratory tuberculosis 7 of the male
deaths and both of the female deaths were of persons between the ages
of 15 and 65 years, whereas of the deaths from all causes, only about 27%
were within this age group.
Tuberculosis Register
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
| Cases notified for the first time | 98 | 66 | 164 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Posthumous notifications | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| New cases in Borough coming to knowledge otherwise than by primary notification | 15 | 8 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cases on Tuberculosis Register at 31.12.55 | 605 | 472 | 1077 | 34 | 46 | 80 |
The Chest Physician, Dr. J. P. V. Rigby, has kindly supplied the following
extremely interesting report concerning the Chest Clinic at Harton
Street, and the research which he has carried out regarding tuberculous
cases in Carrington House, a large Common Lodging House in the
Borough.
Cases on Chest Clinic Register at 31.12.55:—
| Definite | 1,134 |
| Observations | 58 |
| Number of new contacts examined | 348 |
| Total attendances at the Chest Clinic | 6,388 |
| Total attendances at the Refill Clinic | 1,619 |
TUBERCULOSIS CARE COMMITTEE
| Interviews by Secretary | 1,058 |
| Cases assisted by Care Committee | 67 |
| Sums raised by Christmas Seal Sale (1955) £166 2s. | 2d. |