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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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B (2) Tuberculosis
| Age | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| 0— | - | - | - | ||
| 5— | 4 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 10— | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| 15— | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 20— | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| 25— | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | 13 |
| 35— | 4 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 45— | 14 | - | 1 | - | 15 |
| 55— | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| 65 & over | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | |
| Totals | 38 | 13 | 2 | 53 | |
In addition to the above cases 6 males and 9 females
suffering from respiratory tuberculosis were transferred into
the district from other areas. One female (respiratory) was
transferred back into the district, one female (respiratory)
was notified as reactivated and one male and one female
(respiratory) were notified other than officially.
B (2)b Deaths
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 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |