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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 1953
[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 Notification of Cases of Tuberculosis for the year ended 31st December, 1953 :—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||
| Number on Register at commencement of year | 454 | 367 | 821 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 900 |
| Number first notified during the year | 43 | 35 | 78 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 91 |
| Number of cases entered in Register otherwiie than by Notification | 9 | 25 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Number removed from the Register during the year | 44 | 31 | 75 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Number remaining at the end of the year | 462 | 387 | 849 | 33 | 53 | 935 | |
| Detai's of cases removed from the Register during the year :— Died | 24 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 39 | ||
| Removed from the district | 36 | 38 | |||||
| De-notified | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
N ew C ases .—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 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 15 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| 25 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 43 | 35 | 5 | 8 |