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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The following is a statement of particulars appearing in the Register of Notifications of Cases of Tuberculosis for the year ended 31st December, 1939 :—
| Pulmonary. | N on-Pulmonary. | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M, | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Number on Register at commencement of year | 282 | 233 | 515 | 46 | 49 | 95 | 610 |
| Number first notified during the year | 56 | 42 | 98 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 107 |
| Number of cases entered in Register otherwise than by Notification | 10 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 37 |
| Number removed from the Register during the year | 60 | 62 | 122 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 147 |
| Number remaining at the end of the year | 288 | 229 | 517 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 607 |
| Details pf cases removed from the Register during the year:— Dipd | 30 | 24 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 61 |
| Removed from the district | 26 | 36 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 73 |
| De-notified | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
Deaths.—Sixty-one deaths from tuberculosis were recorded.
The following table gives particulars regarding the new cases which have occurred during the year :—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | – | 3 | 1 | – |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 3 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 25 | 12 | 8 | — | — |
| 35 | 10 | 10 | - | |
| 45 | 13 | 7 | — | — |
| 55 | 5 | 3 | — | |
| 65 and upwards | 11 | 2 | – | – |
| Totals | 56 | 42 | 3 | 6 |