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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
Islington 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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RAG FLOCK ACT, 1911, etc:
During the year 6 visits were made to premises to ascertain if
rag flock was being sold. No sales were being made or rag flock being used.
SECTION F.
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1945:
| Age Periods | NEW CASES. | D E A T H S. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 1- | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 5- | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 15- | 23 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 25- | 90 | 101 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 10 | - | - |
| 35- | 43 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 45- | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 55- | 31 | 13 | - | - | 21 | 2 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 20 | 8 | 1 | - | 13 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Total for All ages. | 265 | 220 | 37 | 28 | 112 | 50 | 9 | 8 |
| 550 | 179 | |||||||
There has been a further decrease in the rate of new cases of
non-respiratory tuberculosis, but this is still substantially above the
pre-war rates.
Rate per 1,000 population: new cases - pulmonary 2.47, non-pulmonary
0.33: deaths - pulmonary £.83, non-pulmonary 0.09.
PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS 1930:
The total number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register as at
31st December 1945 was:—
2.052 (Pulmonary - Males 981, Females 780: Non-Pulmonary - Males 155,
Females 136).
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