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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
The number was made up as follows: —
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 43 | 41 | 84 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| * | 54 | 51 | 105 |
The following is a statement of particulars appearing in the Register of Notifications of Cases of Tuberculosis for the year ended 31st December, 1944:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Number on Register at commencement of year | 288 | 218 | 506 | 32 | 40 | 72' | 578 |
| Number first notified during the year | 43 | 41 | 84 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 105 |
| Number of cases entered in Register otherwise than by Notification | 21 | 5 | 26 | 2 | — | 2 | 28 |
| Number removed from the Register during the year | 65 | 56 | 121 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 137 |
| Number remaining at the end of the year | 287 | 208 | 495 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 574 |
| Details of cases removed from the Register during the year:— | |||||||
| Died | 43 | 30 | 73 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 81 |
| Removed from the district | 19 | 25 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 49 |
| De-notified | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Deaths.—Sixty-four deaths from tuberculosis were recorded.