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 Chislehurst]
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The following Table shows the number of new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the year, together with the deaths at various age-periods:
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M | F | M | F | M. | F | M | F | |
Under 1 year | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
1 and under 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
5 ,, 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
10 ,, 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
15 ,, 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
20 ,, 25 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
25 ,, 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ... | 0 | 5 | ... | 1 |
35 ,, 45 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... |
45 ,, 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
55 ,, 65 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
65 and over | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
TOTALS | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930.
These Regulations, which came into force on the 1st
January, 1931, require, inter alia, that a weekly Return of ali
notified cases shall he sent to the County Medical Officer of
Health; also that every Medical Officer of Health shall furnish
the County Medical Officer of Health with a quarterly return
and a statement showing:
(a) The number of cases of Tuberculosis on his register
at the commencement of each quarter;
(b) The number of cases notified to him for the first time
during the quarter;
(c) The number of cases removed from the register in a
preceding quarter which have been restored to the
register, giving the name and address of each case
and the reason for the restoration;
(d) The number of cases added to the register during the
quarter which have been brought to his knowledge
other than by notification;