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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Age | Respiratory | N on-Respiratory | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| 0— | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1— | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 5— | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| 10— | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15— | 5 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| 20— | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| 25— | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 7 |
| 35— | 9 | - | 1 | - | 10 |
| 45— | 5 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| 55— | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| 65 & over | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 30 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 47 |
In addition to the above cases, 7 males and 5 females
suffering from Respiratory Tuberculosis, and 1 female suffering
from Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis, were transferred
into the district from other areas. One male (Respiratory)
was restored to the register as re-activated, 2 males and 1
female (Respiratory) were notified other than officially, and
2 males (one Respiratory and one Non-Respiratory) were
notified after they had died.
According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General the following is the number of deaths from Tuberculosis during the year.
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | Other forms of Tuberculosis | All forms of Tuberculosis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | M | F | Total |
| 5 | - | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | - | 7 |