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Islington 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

Published
1945
Pages
10
Tables
7

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    The following figures are of interest and are inserted for purpose of comparison with previous years.
    1939Average 4 years 1940-19431944
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    CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING THE YEAR 1944.
    Causes of Death.Ages at DeathTOTALS
    0-11-55-1515-4545-65Over 65All Ages
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    PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASE The number of cases notified (corrected for altered diagnosis) and the number of Deaths during the year 1944 were as follows:-
    Disease.Total cases NotifiedCases admitted to HospitalTotal Deaths.
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    IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA.
    YearNumber ImmunisedNo. of cases of Diphtheria Notified.No. of Deaths from Diphtheria
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    TUBERCULOSIS The number of new cases notified during the year 1944 and the number of deaths (together with comparative figures for the previous year) were as follows:-
    NEW CASES NOTIFIEDDEATHS
    1943194419431944
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    The age distribution of the New Cases notified and the Deaths from Tuberculosis arc shown in the following table:-
    NEW CASES NOTIFIEDDEATHS
    PulmonaryNon pulmonaryTotalsPulmonaryNon pulmonaryTotals
    MFMFMFMF
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    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. The under-mentioned 1,402 Bacteriological Examinations were carried out at the St. John's Hospital Lewisham, Laboratory, under contract, and the results were as follows:-
    PositiveNegativeTotal