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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
Erith 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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The following table shows the number of specimens sent to the County Laboratory for examination : —
| Nature of Specimen sent | Result | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||
| Swabs for Diphtheria | 23 | 154 | 177 |
| Sputum for suspected Tuberculosis | 41 | 81 | 122 |
| Various | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 66 | 245 | 311 | |
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations
1923, and Public Health Act, 1925, Section 2.
No cases arose during the year requiring action under the
above Regulations and Act.
Tuberculosis. New Cases and Mortality during 1935.
Particulars of New Cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from the
disease in the area during 1935.
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulm'n'ry | Pulmonary | Non-Pulm'n'ry | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 45 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 55 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 65 & upwards | 1 | |||||||
| Totals | 27 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | |