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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Malaria.—Compared with a nil return for this year and for
the years 1961 and 1960, one notification of benign tertian was
registered for 1959.
Tuberculosis.—During the year 33 notifications in respect of
confirmed cases of tuberculosis were received compared with 37
for 1961. Of these, 29 were of the pulmonary type and 4 nonpulmonary, i.e., tuberculosis of parts of the body other than the
lungs.
The following table gives the distribution: —
| District | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| West Greenwich | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| St. Nicolas, Deptford | 1 | — | 1 |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 33 |
Disinfection was offered and carried out in 2 cases including
7 rooms.
During 1962, some 906 Greenwich school children received
B.C.G. vaccination under the direction of the School Medical
Officer.
The number of notified cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Register at 31st December, 1962, was as follows :—
| PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Children | Total | Men | Women | Children | Total | ||
| M | F | M | F | ||||||
| 569 | 451 | 25 | 19 | 1,064 | 28 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 88 |
For further clarification I append herewith copy of Form T.137
(revised) for the year under review as forwarded to the County
Medical Officer of Health.