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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
Stoke Newington 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS-continued
R=Respiratory
N.R.=Non-Respiratory
| Age Periods | Formal Notifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis | |||||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total (all ages) | ||
| Respiratory, Males | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | 33 | |
| Respiratory, Females | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 18 | |
| Non-Respiratory, Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Non-Respiratory, Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
The following is a summary of the new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the past 10 years
| Year | Population | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmomary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 45,900 | 91 | 8 | 99 |
| 1948 | 45,370 | 72 | 6 | 78 |
| 1949 | 46,510 | 63 | 4 | 67 |
| 1950 | 48,510 | 63 | 4 | 67 |
| 1951 | 49,440 | 43 | 7 | 50 |
| 1952 | 50,610 | 46 | 4 | 50 |
| 1953 | 51,250 | 57 | 7 | 64 |
| 1954 | 51,260 | 42 | 3 | 45 |
| 1955 | 50,470 | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| 1956 | 50,420 | 51 | 4 | 55 |