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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 1945
[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, 1945:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Number on Register at commencement of year | 287 | 208 | 495 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 574 |
| Number first notified during the year | 71 | 40 | 111 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 122 |
| Number of cases entered in Register otherwise than by Notification | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 |
| Number removed from the Register during the year | 40 | 34 | 74 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 89 |
| Number remaining at the end of the year | 325 | 234 | 559 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 640 |
| Details of cases removed from the Register during the year:— Died | 20 | 18 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 45 |
| Removed from the district | 19 | 15 | 34 | 5 | — | 5 | 39 |
| De-notified | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Deaths.— Forty-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 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 10 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | 12 | 10 | — | 1 |
| 25 | 18 | 11 | 1 | — |
| 35 | 14 | 7 | — | - |
| 45 | 10 | 1 | - | - |
| 55 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 71 | 40 | 6 | 5 |