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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 1942
[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 | F | M | F | |
| 0-1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 5-15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 15-25 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 25-35 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 35-45 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 45-55 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 55-65 | 7 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| 65 & Upwards | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 102 | 62 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 3 |
Death Rate from Tuberculosis (all forms) 1.05 per 1,000
" " " " (Pulmonary) 0.95 per 1,000
" " " " (Non-Pulmonary) 0.09 per 1,000
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY. The number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the end of the year:-
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Males | 199 | 26 | 225 |
| Females | 173 | 24 | 197 | |
| Children | Males | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| Females | 13 | 15 | 28 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 488 | |||
Number of Patients Attendances 1804
" " Visits by Tuberculosis Health
Visitors 2734
" " Sputum Examinations 216
" " X-Rays 512