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Tower Hamlets 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE II
TUBERCULOSIS - NEW CASES AND DEATHS
New Cases and Deaths; Primary notifications of 102 pulmonary and 13 non-pulmonary cases
were received. 11 ojcher cases came to light via death returns from Registrars.
Pulmonary tuberculosis accounted for 16 deaths, there being 2 deaths from nonpulmonary
tuberculosis.
Age distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows:-
| -1 | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total (all ages) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) New Cases | |||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | M | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 78 |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | |
| Non-pulmonary | M | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | |
| (b) Deaths | |||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | |
| Nonr pulmonary | M- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | 2 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females | Males | Females | ||
| No. cases on register at 1.1. 67 | 1,420 | 774 | 122 | 107 | 2,423 |
| No. cases notified during 1967 | 78 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 115 |
| Other Cases added to register | 56 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 77 |
| No. cases removed from register | 149 | 68 | 17 | 7. | 241 |
| Remaining.on register at 31.12. 67 | 1,405 | 747 | 114 | 108 | 2,374 |
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