Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1952-1961.
TABLE XV
YEAR | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | TOTAL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
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 |
1957 | 56 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 110 |
1958 | 56 | 50 | 9 | 13 | 128 |
1959 | 50 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 92 |
1960 | 49 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 88 |
1961 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 70 |
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 |
3 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
The number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at the end of the year is as follows:
Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female |
821 | 607 | 93 | 87 | 914 | 694 |
1,428 | 180 | 1,608 |