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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
Leyton 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Deaths.— Ninety deaths from tuberculosis were recorded:—
Males. Females. Total.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 44 34 78
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 5 7 12
90
This is equivalent to a death rate of 0.71 per thousand of the
population, as compared with a figure of 0.58 for the previous year .
The following table gives particulars regarding the new cases and deaths which have occurred during the year:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 10 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 20 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 |
| 25 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | — | 1 |
| 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| 45 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 65 and | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| upwards. | ||||||||
| Totals | 59 | 58 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 34 | 5 | 7 |
Dispensary.— A tuberculosis dispensary is provided by the
Essex County Council at 180, High Road, Leyton. Six sessions
per week are held, viz.:—
Monday (2—4 p.m.), Children only.
,, (6—8 p.m.), Adults (working).
Tuesday (10—12 a.m.), Women.
Thursday (10—12 a.m.)., Adults.
„ (2—4 p.m.), Men.
Friday (2—4 p.m.), Contacts.