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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
London County Council 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table T7—Patients on the registers*—1949-1958
| Cases on the register at the end of the year Pulmonary— | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 18,203 | 19,090 | 19,119 | 17,336 | 18,475 | 18,897 | 19,300 | 19,715 | 19,946 | 20,308 |
| Females | 14,223 | 15,031 | 15,556 | 14,672 | 14,930 | 15,576 | 15,846 | 15,928 | 15,836 | 15,597 |
| Males | 2,752 | 2,591 | 2,520 | 1,530 | 1,508 | 1,442 | 1,371 | 1,339 | 1,274 | 1,293 |
| Females | 3,015 | 3,t)68 | 2,954 | 1,850 | 1,820 | 1,709 | 1,704 | 1,710 | 1,709 | 1,674 |
| Total | 38,193 | 39,780 | 40,149 | 35,388 | 36,733 | 37,624 | 38,221 | 38,692 | 38,765 | 38,872 |
| No. per 1,000 of population | 11.3 | 11.7 | 120 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 |
*Since 1952 figures are taken from chest clinic registers; for earlier years they represent Borough M.O.H. register.
Table T8—Summary of investigations into tuberculosis ' incidents ' at Council establishments in 1958
| Establishment | Notified case | Children | Adults | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin tested | Positive reactors | X-rayed | Abnormal | X-rayed | Abnormal | ||
| Day School | Teacher | 61 | 10 | 1 | 15 | - | |
| Teacher | 26 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | ||
| Pupil | 30 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Kitchen helper | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | |
| Pupil | 116 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Pupil | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | |
| Pupil | — | — | 13 | — | 11 | — | |
| Teacher | 27 | — | — | — | 6 | — | |
| Pupils | 140 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 27 | — | |
| Pupil | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | |
| Pupil | - | - | 30 | - | 14 | - | |
| Total (11) | 400 | 49 | 110 | 5 | 174 | — | |
| Residential nursery | Assistant nurse | 15 | — | — | — | 16 | — |
| Central kitchen .. | Kitchen helper | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
| Welfare homes (2) | Resident | - | - | - | - | 18 | - |
| Assistant Class II | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | |
| Grand Total (15) | 415 | 49 | 110 | 5 | 225 | — | |
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