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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
Dagenham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Tuberculosis.
| New Cases. (Forms A & B). | Transfers into District. | Deaths. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Nonpulmoaary. | Pulmonary. | Nonpulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Nonpulmonary. | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 10 | l | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 15 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 25 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | - | |
| 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | 7 | 11 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| 45 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 65 & upwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 26 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
Register.
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female | Male. | Female. | |
| No. on register April 1st, 1927 | 232 | 165 | 67 | 65 |
| During the year- | ||||
| New notifications Deaths | 26 17 | 26 13 | 16 3 | 11 2 |
| Transfers into area | 43 | 41 | 15 | 11 |
| Transfers out of area | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| No. on register Dec. 31 st, 1927 | 274 | 195 | 84 | 75 |
The numbers on the register in the middle of the year
were Pulmonary 424 and Non-pulmonary 145 cases. If this
disease were present in the district at the rate holding for the
country, amongst the 50,000 population there would be, Pulmonary
320 and Non-pulmonary 115 cases.
in a report submitted in July, 1927, dealing with the incidence
of tuberculosis in the district, it was pointed out that