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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
Greenwich 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases and Mortality.
| Age Periods Years. | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M. | F | M. | p i | M. | F | |
| 0-1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 1-5 | – | – | 6 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 5-15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 5 – 25 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | – |
| 25 – 35 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 35 – 45 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 45 – 55 | 12 | 3 | 4 | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| 55 – 65 | 12 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| 65 & Upwards | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| TOTALS | 88 | 50 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
Death Rate from Tuberculosis (all forms) 0.57 per 1,000
(Pulmonary) 0.45 per 1,000
" " " "(Non-Pulmonary) 0.12 per 1,000
TUBERCULOSIS IS DISPENSARY.
TUBERCULOSIS IS DISPENSARY. The number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the end of the years:-
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Males | 204 | 30 | 234 |
| Females | 170 | 34 | 204 | |
| Children | Males | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| Females | 9 | 17 | 26 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 503 | |||
Number of Patients Attendances 1374
of Visits by Tuberculosis
Health Visitors 2608
" Sputum Examinations
" " X-Rays 410