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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
Hendon 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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The following table shows the primary notification of tuberculosis, excluding
inward transfers, for the ten-year period 1947-1956.
TABLE XVI
| Year | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | TOTAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M, | F, | M | F. | ||
| 1947 | 109 | 80 | 7 | 10 | 206 |
| 1948 | 84 | 86 | 13 | 10 | 193 |
| 1949 | 112 | 81 | 16 | 10 | 219 |
| 1950 | 81 | 71 | 8 | 11 | 171 |
| 1951 | 81 | 52 | 12 | 11 | 156 |
| 1952 | 82 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 146 |
| 1953 | 71 | 51 | 6 | 8 | 136 |
| 1954 | 62 | 47 | 2 | 14 | 125 |
| 1955 | 58 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 110 |
| 1956 | 60 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 114 |
Deaths,
According to the figures supplied by the Registrar-General the following deaths
occurred from tuberculosis during the year.
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System. Other Forms of Tuberculosis All forms of Tuberculosis.
Male, Female. Total. Male. Female. Total Male. Female, Total
12 5 17 2 - 2 14 5 19
The number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at the end of the year is as follows.-
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| 773 | 618 | 89 | 96 | 714 | |
| 1,391 | 185 | 1,576 | |||