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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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During the year steps were taken, in conjunction with the local
Tuberculosis Officer and the Tuberculosis Consultant, Essex County
Council, to review as many as possible of the persons notified to be
suffering from Tuberculosis in the area. As a result it was found
possible to remove from the tuberculosis register the names of
eight children and 30 adults in whom evidence of active disease had
ceased to exist.
The following is a statement of particulars appearing in the Register of Notifications of Cases of Tuberculosis for the year ended 31st December, 1935:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Number on Register at commencement of year | 305 | 225 | 530 | 77 | 78 | 155 | 085 |
| Number first notified during the year | 68 | 49 | 117 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 140 |
| Number of cases entered in Register otherwise than by Notification | 18 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 45 |
| Number removed from the Register during the year | 77 | 66 | 143 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 182 |
| Number remaining at the end of the year | 314 | 224 | 538 | 74 | 82 | 150 | 094 |
| Details of cases removed from the Register during the year:— Died | 36 | 27 | 63 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 73 |
| Removed from the district | 30 | 26 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 71 |
| De-notified | 11 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
Deaths.-Seventy-seven deaths from tuberculosis were recorded:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 45 | 69 | |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 77 |
This is equivalent to a death rate of 0.03 per thousand of the
population, as compared with a figure of 0.01 for the previous year.