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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
I am indebted to Dr. Macdonald, Acting Tuberculosis Officer,
for the following report on the work of the dispensary and in
relation to this disease generally:-
"Notlfications during 1943 numbered 155, of which 128 were
cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 27 of non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
In the same period 54 died from pulmonary tuberculosis and
6 from non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
NEW CASES AND MORTALITY.
| AGE PERIODS YEARS. | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
| Respiratory. | Non-respiratory. | Inspiratory. | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0-1 | ||||||||
| 1-5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 5-15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| L5 - 25 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 35 - 35 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 55 - 45 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 15 - 55 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 55 - 65 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 55 and upwards | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 78 | 50 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
608 new cases were examined. Of these 117 were suffering from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 26 from Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The remainder were diagnosed as not suffering from tuberculosis In
any form.
Of the 608 new cases it is interesting to know that 91
were referred by the various Medical Boards, an Indication of the
care that is now being taken in the selection of recruits for the
Services.
At the close of the year the number of definite cases of tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register was as follows
| Adults. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 225 | 181 | 22 | 13 |
| Non-pulmonary | 24 | 28 | 20 | 16 |
| No. of attendances by patients | 1495 | |||
| „ „ visits by Tuberculosis Health Visitors | 2395 | |||
| „ „ Sputum examinations | 289 (of which 97 were positive) | |||
| „ „ X—rays | 668 | |||