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Deptford 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
| Cases notified for the first time | 97 | 46 | 143 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Posthumous notifications. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| New cases in Borough coming to knowledge otherwise than by primary notification | 24 | 18 | 42 | 2 | — | 2 |
I am indebted to the Chest Physician, Dr. J. P. V. Rigby, for the following report concerning the Chest Clinic at Harton Street, which is of great interest:—
| Cases on Chest Clinic Register at 31.12.57:— | ||
| Definite | 1,198 | |
| Observation | 58 | |
| Number of new contacts examined | 431 | |
| Total attendance at the Chest Clinic | 7,278 | |
| Total attendance at the Refill Clinic | 10 | |
TUBERCULOSIS CARE COMMITTEE
Interviews by Secretary
Cases assisted by Care Committee 36+(26)*
Sums raised by Christmas Seal Sale, 1957 £148 12s. 5d.
•Cases helped with clothing by Secretary.
I also send you, briefly summarised, the number of deaths from respiratory
tuberculosis, from 1953 to 1957 inclusive. This shows a steady
decline which is part of a national decline of deaths from pulmonary
tuberculosis as such. The number of deaths of patients on the tuberculosis
register who have died from other causes is given alongside the other figure.
1957 shows a rather striking increase in these cases, indicating that the
tuberculosis has been rendered relatively benign by treatment, and other
more lethal conditions have supervened.
Deaths from Tuberculosis Deaths from other causes
1953 21 1
1954 18 4
1955 13 1
1956 16 1
1957 12 6
Parallel with the decline in the incidence of new cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis diagnosed during the years 1953 to 1957, is the increase in
the number of new cases of non-tuberculous chest diseases seen at the
chest clinic.
The following is a table showing the numbers of new cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis in the years 1953 to 1957 diagnosed at Deptford. By com-