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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||
| Number on Register at commencement of year | 406 | 340 | 746 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 823 |
| Number first notified during the year | 76 | 38 | 114 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 127 |
| Number of cases entered in Register otherwise than by Notification | 24 | 14 | 38 | 4 | ... | 4 | 42 |
| Number removed from the Register during the year | 52 | 25 | 77 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 92 |
| Number remaining at the end of the year | 454 | 367 | 821 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 900 |
| Details of cases removed from the Register during the year:— Died | 25 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| Removed from the district | 21 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 46 |
| De-notified | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
Deaths.—Thirty-one deaths from tuberculosis were recorded.
New Cases .—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 | 1 | ... |
| 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 13 | 11 | ... | 1 |
| 35 | 10 | 7 | ... | ... |
| 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 65 and upwards | 14 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Totals | 76 | 38 | 6 | 7 |