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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
Lambeth 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE 4
| Year | Total on Register | New cases diagnosed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1,541 | 266 | 62 |
| 1952 | 1,512 | 152 | 38 |
| 1953 | 1,434 | 115 | 39 |
| 1954 | 1,395 | 159 | 20 |
| 1955 | 1,281 | 86 | 12 |
| 1956 | 1,242 | 80 | 21 |
| 1957 | 1,252 | 128 | 7 |
| 1958 | 1,214 | 118 | 7 |
| 1959 | 1,240 | 86 | 8 |
| 1960 | 1,239 | 89 | 12 |
| 1961 | 1,159 | 77 | 23 |
| 1962 | 1,144 | 60 | 18 |
| 1963 | * 1,411 | 46 | 17 |
| 1964 | * 1,380 | 47 | 11 |
| 1965 | * 1,357 | 42 | 12 |
| 1966 | * 1,234 | 37 | 9 |
| 1967 | * 1,173 | 33 | 8 |
| 1968 | * 1,175 | 42 | 14 |
| * includes observation cases |
TUBERCULOSIS INCIDENCE
There was a slight increase in the incidence of tuberculosis as compared
with the previous year but Table 4 suggests that on average there has been little
change over the past four years. Of the 64 new cases added to the register 42
were notified as suffering from active or potentially active disease, 37 were
respiratory cases.
The majority . 62.5% - were of English and Scottish racial origin, of the
other new cases, 9 were of Eirean, 8 of West Indian, 2 of Nigerian, 2 of Indian
and one each of Chinese, Zambian and Italian origin.
As will be seen from Table 2 the male incidence continues to outnumber
the women by two to one - but overall most cases were discovered in Groups I
and II that is in the earliest and less advanced stages of the disease.