London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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969 new patients attended the Clinic for the first time, being
referred chiefly by private doctors and hospitals.
Of the 144 transferred cases, a considerable number had been
living under very poor housing conditions, often with a large
number in family. The Housing Schemes give greatest priority to
chronic infectious cases, where there is danger of infection to young
children, and it is gratifying to be able to record that the incidence
of tuberculosis in child contacts in these homes has been extremely
low; only three children were infected out of a total of 75, of whom
one died of tuberculous meningitis.
Deaths.—Among patients attending the Dispensary there were 54 deaths.
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Male | 34 | — |
| Female | 17 | — | |
| Children | 3 | — | |
| Total | 54 | — | |
There were also 7 deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 1 from Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis among non-clinic patients, making the total deaths in the Borough 62.
| Males | Age group | Females | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0— 4 yrs. | 2 | ||
| - | 5—14 „ | — | ||
| 3 | 15—24 „ | 3 | ||
| 11 | 25—34 „ | 9 | ||
| 6 | 35—44 „ | 1 | ||
| 8 | 45—54 | — | ||
| 5 | 55—64 „ | 2 | ||
| 1 | over 65 „ | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 19 | = 54 | |