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Bexley 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year 92 new cases were notified.
Particulars relating to the same, and also to the deaths which occurred during 1947 are contained in the following table:—
| Age Period | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non Respiratory | Respiratory | Non Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0—1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1—5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5—10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10—15 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15—20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 20—25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 25—35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 |
| 35—45 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 45—55 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 55—65 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 47 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
The number of non-notified Tuberculosis deaths was
15.
56 specimens of sputum were examined and reported upon by the County Laboratory.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| No. on Register at commencement of year | 389 | 299 | 58 | 63 | 809 |
| No. on Register at end of year | 412 | 299 | 68 | 68 | 875 |
Rehousing.
15 cases were referred to me by Tuberculosis Officer
for rehousing and in nine cases the families were rehoused
by the Housing Committee.
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