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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
Bexley 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year 123 new cases were notified.
Particulars relating to the same, and also to the deaths which ocurred during 1951 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 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1— 5 | 1 | 1 | - | _ | _ | _ | - | - |
| 5—10 | 1 | I | - | _ | - | - | - | - |
| 10—15 | — | 3 | 1 | _ | - | _ | - | - |
| 15—20 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | _. | - | - |
| 20—25 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 25—35 | 12 | 10 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 35—45 | 15 | 3 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 45—55 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - |
| 55—65 | 8 | 3 | _ | _ | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | - | - | — |
| Totals | 69 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — |
The number of non-notified Tuberculosis deaths was
6.
Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total
M F M F
No. on Register at
commencement of year 511 362 70 73 1,016
No. on Register at
end of year 560 401 73 76 1,110
Rehousing.
5 cases were referred to me by the Chest Physician
for rehousing and during the year five cases were rehoused
by the Housing Committee from these and
pievious cases.
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