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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year 116 new cases were notified.
Particulars relating to the same, and also to the deaths which occurred during 1952 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1–5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 5–10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10–15 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15–20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 20–25 | 4 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 25–35 | 14 | 14 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 35–45 | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
| 45–55 | 9 | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | – |
| 55–65 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Totals | 58 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Of the 21 deaths shown in the table the number of non-notified Tuberculosis deaths was 4.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| No. on Register at commencement of year | 560 | 401 | 73 | 76 | 1,110 |
| No. on Register at end of year | 469 | 325 | 36 | 43 | 873 |
The decrease in the number of cases on the Register
was mainly due to a revision of the tuberculosis register
which entailed the removal of the names of cases long
quiescent or lost sight of by the Chest Clinic.
Rehousing.
4 cases were referred to me by the Chest Physician for
rehousing and during the year one case was rehoused by the
Housing Committee.
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