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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 1962
[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 1953-1962.
TABLE XV
| YEAR | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | TOTAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| 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 |
| 1962 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 63 |
DEATHS
According to the figures supplied by the Registrar-General the following
deaths occurred from tuberculosis during the year.
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 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 9 |
The number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at the end
of the year is as follows:
The number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at the end of the yar is as follows:
| Resthiratory | Non-Resthiratory | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| 1,395 | 185 | 1,580 | |||