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 ward distribution of tuberculosis for the year 1963 is shown below. The figures refer to primary
notifications only and do not include cases transferred into the district.
WARD | TOTAL | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mill Hill | Burnt Oak | West Hendon | Central | Park | Golders Green | Garden Suburb | Childs Hill | Edgware | ||
Respiratory | 6 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 57 |
Non- Respiratory | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 12 |
TOTAL | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 69 |
The following table shows the primary notification of tuberculosis, excluding inward transfers for
the ten-year period 1954—1963.
YEAR | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | TOTAL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
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 |
1963 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 69 |
According to the figures supplied by the Registrar-General the following deaths occurred from tuberculosis during the year.
Tuberculosis Respiratory System. | Other Forms of Tuberculosis | All Forms of Tuberculosis | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 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 |
811 | 587 | 96 | 96 | 907 | 683 |
1,398 | 192 | 1,590 |