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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

Havering 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]

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Table: A table ginving details of new cases of tuberculosis notified during the year is given overleaf. The respiratory cases show a reduction of three on the previous year and the non-respiratory cases reduced by one:-

A table ginving details of new cases of tuberculosis notified during the year is given overleaf. The respiratory cases show a reduction of three on the previous year and the non-respiratory cases reduced by one:-

Age GroupMALEFEMALE
RespiratoryOthersRespiratoryOthers
Under 1 year----
1 year----
2-4 years1---
5 — 9 years————
10 — 14 years----
15 — 19 years1-1-
20 — 24 years--1-
25 — 34 years1121
35 — 44 years2---
45 — 54 years1-1-
55 — 64 years1---
65 — 74 years----
75 & over----
Age unknown----
TOTAL7151

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Care of the Tuberculosis
After care assistance for patients suffering from Tuberculosis,
and for contacts of such patients, continues to be provided
by the Havering Tuberculosis Care Association. The Havering
Council provide the Association with an annual grant for this
purpose, and the secretarial work of the Association is undertaken
by the staff of the Health Department,
Dr, S. Steel and Dr, E. Woolf, the Chest Physicians, act
as medical advisers to the Association, and those members of
the nursing staff of the Health Department involved in tuberculosis
visiting also serve on the Committee of the Association,
providing helpful information on those patients in need of
assistance,
Milk for Tuberculous Patients:
One pint of milk per day is provided free of charge by the
Council to patients suffering from tuberculosis where recommended
by the Chest Physician, Eight new patients were recommended
for a grant of milk during the year and the total number
of patients who received milk during the year was 60, This was
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