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Tower Hamlets 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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TABLE 7
TUBERCULOSIS - NEW CASES AND DEATHS
New Cases and Deaths: Primary notifications of 146 Pulmonary and 17 Non-Pulmonary cases
were received. 23 other cases came to light via death returns from Registrars.
Pulmonary tuberculosis accounted for 20 deaths, there being one death from non-pulmonary
tuberculosis.

Table: Age distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows:-

Age distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows:-

-11-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-Total (all ages)
(a) New Cases PulmonaryM-112-2113020182085118
F--1--2310272-128
Non-PulmonaryM------22511--11
F----•-15-----6
(b) Deaths PulmonaryM--------1244314
F--------121116
Non-PulmonaryM--------------
F----------1--1

Table: TABLE 8TUBERCULOSIS - VARIATIONS IN REGISTER

TABLE 8

TUBERCULOSIS - VARIATIONS IN REGISTER

PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
MalesFemalesMalesFemalesCases
No. cases on Register at 1/1/6514438261221072498
No. cases notified during 196511828116163
Other cases added to register833021116
No. cases removed from register16681155267
Remaining on register at 31/12/6514788031201092510