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 London County Council]
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Table T.8—Patients on the registers*—1950-59
At 31st Dec. | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Cases on the register Pulmonary: | ||||||||||
Males | 19,090 | 19,119 | 17,336 | 18,475 | 18,897 | 19,300 | 19,715 | 19,946 | 20,308 | 19,553 |
Females | 15,031 | 15,556 | 14,672 | 14,930 | 15,576 | 15,846 | 15,928 | 15,836 | 15,597 | 14,858 |
Males | 2,591 | 2,520 | 1,530 | 1,508 | 1,442 | 1,371 | 1,339 | 1,274 | 1,293 | 1,158 |
Females | 3,068 | 2,954 | 1,850 | 1,820 | 1,709 | 1,704 | 1,710 | 1,709 | 1,674 | 1,555 |
Total | 39,780 | 40,149 | 35,388 | 36,733 | 37,624 | 38,221 | 38,692 | 38,765 | 38,872 | 37,124 |
No. per 1,000 of population .. | 11.7 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 11.6 |
* Since 1952 figures are taken from chest clinic registers; for earlier years they represent Borough M.O.H.
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Table T.9—Summar y of investigations into tuberculosis 'incidents' at Council establishments
Establishment | Notified case | Children | Adults | ||||
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Tuberculin tested | Positive reactors | X-rayed | Abnormal | X-rayed | Abnormal | ||
Day School | Teacher | 167 | 22 | 22 | — | 16 | — |
Teacher | 140 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Teacher | 32 | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
Pupils | 140 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 27 | — | |
Teacher | 66 | 39 | 12 | — | — | — | |
Teacher | 70 | 11 | 11 | — | 11 | — | |
Pupil | 254 | 104 | 96 | — | 17 | — | |
Pupil | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
Teacher | 407 | 47 | 47 | — | 117 | — | |
Pupil | 29 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |
Teacher | — | — | 1,408 | 4 | 128 | 1 | |
Pupil | 221 | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | |
Pupil | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |
Pupil | 53 | 21 | 17 | — | 32 | 1 | |
Kitchen helper | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | |
Teacher | 36 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 | — | |
Pupil | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Kitchen helper | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
Pupil | 59 | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
Pupil | — | — | — | _ | 27 | — | |
Total (20) | 1,694 | 315 | 1,679 | 7 | 439 | 9 | |
Residential nursery | Assistant nurse | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Dining centre | Kitchen helper | 135 | 9 | 9 | — | 11 | — |
Welfare home | Resident | — | — | — | — | 75 | 8 |
Grand Total (23) | 1,838 | 324 | 1,688 | 7 | 525 | 17 |