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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Tuberculosis.
| New Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Notification. | Brought to notice other than by Form A. | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1- | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| 5- | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 10- | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 15- | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 |
| 20- | 7 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25- | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| 35- | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 45- | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — |
| 55- | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 65 & upwards | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| No. on register 1st Jan., 1935 | 311 | 249 | 125 | |
| During the year:— | ||||
| New notifications | 50 | 33 | ||
| Deaths | 24 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Transfers into area | 17 | 17 | 2 | |
| Transfers out of area | 40 | 36 | 17 | 19 |
| No. on register 31st Dec., 1935 | 320 | 255 | 132 | 117 |
The total number of cases of tuberculosis notified
during the year was 111; of these, 56 males and 33
females suffered from the pulmonary and 12 males and
10 females from the non-pulmonary type. In addition,
there were brought to notice other than by primary