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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
Southwark 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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CANCER OF LUNG AND BRONCHUS
Deaths From.
| Neoplasm of Lung and Bronchus | Respiratory Tuberculosis | All Causes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 39 | 62 | 1358 |
| 1947 | 30 | 77 | 1436 |
| 1948 | J9 | 81 | 1214 |
| 1949 | 44 | 60 | 1261 |
| 1950 | 47 | 51 | 1192 |
| 1951 | 49 | 32 | 1324 |
| 1952 | 51 | 45 | 1377 |
The highest mortality rate from both neoplasms of the lung
and bronchus and also tuberculosis occurred in the 45 to 64 age
group.
TUBERCULOSIS
The Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952, revoked
and replaced the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1930, which became outdated and at variance with the present
structure and operation of the tuberculosis services. The requirement
regarding notification itself remains, in effect,
unaltered, and the Minister of Health has emphasised the need
for the closest co-operation between sanitary authorities,
welfare authorities and the regional hospital boards.
PUBLIC HEALTH (AIRCRAFT) REGULATIONS, 1952
These Regulations superseded the 1950 Regulations, and were
made in conformity with International Sanitary Regulations
adopted by the Fourth World Health Assembly in May, 1951,
for the sanitary control of aircraft arriving at or leaving aerodromes
in England and Wales.