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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year 91 new cases were notified.
Particulars relating to the same, and also to the deaths which occurred during 1953 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 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5—10 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10—15 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 15—20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 20—25 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25—35 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 35—45 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 45—55 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 55—65 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 58 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
Of the 9 deaths shown in the table the number of non-notified Tuberculosis deaths was 3.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| No. on Register at commencement of year | 469 | 325 | 36 | 43 | 873 |
| No. on Register at end of year | 499 | 333 | 40 | 43 | 915 |
Rehousing.
10 cases were referred to me by the Chest Physician
for rehousing and during the year three cases were rehoused
by the Housing Committee.
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