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Southwark 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS.
| Ago Groups | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | Totals | Notified T.B Cases from other causes. | |
| Notified Cases. | M.49 died Actinomycosis. F.22 died Pneumonia, F.25 notified as Non-Pulm T.B. | |||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | ||||||||||||||
| Males | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 37 | |
| Females | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 21 | |
| Totals | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 58 | |
| Total 1945 | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Non-pulmonary | ||||||||||||||
| Males | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Females | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Total 1945 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Un-notified cases. | ||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | ||||||||||||||
| Males | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Females | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| Non-pulmonary | ||||||||||||||
| Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Females | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Totals | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Grand Totals | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | ||||||||||||
| Notified(1946) | 58 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Cases. (1945) | 85 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Un-notified | ||||||||||||||
| Cases. (1946) | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||
PROPAGANDA.
During the year under review, two Diphtheria Immunisation
campaigns ware organised in the Borough, in conjunction with the
Ministry of Health and Ministry of Information. Cinema slides,
press publicity, mobile 'broadcasting' units covering the whole area,
a special window display through the courtesy of the Royal Arsenal
Co-operative Society, and intensive poster and leaflet propaganda,
all contributed to a satisfactory response, and it is gratifying to
record that Diphtheria notifications again decreased to 27
confirmed cases.
The L.C.C Mass Miniature Radiography scheme was available
during the early part of the year to all persons employed in the
Borough. As many as possible of the industrial and commercial
concerns in Southwark, and a great number of persons were examined
by the Unit at the L.C.C South Eastern Hospital, New Cross, the
Borough Council providing and arranging full transport facilities.
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