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Greenwich 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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32
TUBERCULOSIS.
I am indebted to Dr. Macdonald, Acting Tuberculosis Officer,
for the following report.
The work at the Tuberculosis Dispensary was seriously dislocated
when the building suffered serious damage as the result of
enemy action early in January 1945, when it was necessary to vacate
the whole of the premises, with the exception of the Pharmacist's
quarters. Immediate arrangements were made to transfer the
Clinic to the Health Department at the Town Hall, and sessions
were held regularly, though admittedly, under somewhat adverse
conditions. By June, the Maze Hill Clinic was so far repaired as to
warrant a return.
Notifications.—Notifications during 1945 numbered 165,
of which 149 were cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 16 of nonpulmonary
tuberculosis. In the same period, 50 died suffering
from pulmonary tuberculosis and 3 from non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
| Age-Periods, Years | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | NonRespiratory | Respiratory | NonRespiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0— 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1—5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5—15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | —| | 1 |
| 15—25 | 21 | 31 | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | — |
| 25—35 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 35—45 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| 45—55 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| 55—65 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 83 | 66 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 1.7 | — | 3 |
620 new cases were examined, of these 120 were suffering from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 11 from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis;
the remainder were diagnosed as not suffering from Tuberculosis in
any form.
Of the 620 new cases, it is again interesting to know that 66
were referred by the various Medical Boards.