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Poplar 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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to accept any form of treatment. In most cases a satisfactory outcome was achieved.
We have in the Borough at Garford Street a Salvation Army Hostel for men of 244
beds and at any one time there are probably up to 20 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
intermittent excreters of the organism and this does represent a considerable
hazard both to the other inmates and to members of the public with whom they come
in contact.
This aspect of tuberculosis control is, at the moment, being very carefully
considered by the various authorities interested.
The following table shows the age and sex incidence of the cases notified.
TABLE IX
TUBERCULOSIS-PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS
| 0 yrs. | 1 yrs. | 2 yrs. | 5 yrs. | 10 yrs. | 15 yrs. | 20 yrs. | 25 yrs. | 35 yrs. | 45 yrs. | 55 yrs. | 65 yrs. | 75 yrs. | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory males | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 40 |
| Respiratory females | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | _ | - | 9 |
| Non-respiratory mal es | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Non-respiratory females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
In addition, 44 other cases were added to the register as a result of information received from the following sources:-
| Death returns | 4 |
| Posthumous notifications | 2 |
| Transfers from other areas | 38 |
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