Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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New Cases and Deaths: Primary notifications of 102 pulmonary and 19 non-pulmonary cases were received. 11 other cases came to light via death returns from Registrars.
Pulmonary tuberculosis accounted for 12 deaths, there being 5 deaths from non-pulmonary tuberculosis, including late effects.
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) | ||
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(a) New Cases | |||||||||||||||
Pulmonary | M | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 75 |
F | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 27 | |
Non-pulmonary | M | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
F | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 11 | |
(b) Deaths | |||||||||||||||
Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 10 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
Non-pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total Cases | |||
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Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
No. cases on register at 1.1.68 | 1,405 | 747 | 14 | 108 | 2,274 |
No. cases notified during 1968 | 75 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 121 |
Other cases added to register | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
No. cases removed from register | 136 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 216 |
Remaining on register at 31.12.68 | 1,372 | 711 | 15 | 114 | 2,212 |
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