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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 1954
[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, 1954:—
| Pulmonary | N on-Pulmonary | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||
| Number on Register at commencement of year | 462 | 387 | 849 | 33 | 53 | 86 | 935 |
| Number first notified during the year | 43 | 27 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 77 |
| Number of cases entered in Register otherwise than by Notification | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Number removed from the Register during the year | 22 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 49 |
| Number remaining at the end of the year | 491 | 401 | 892 | 33 | 58 | 91 | 983 |
| Details of cases removed from the Register during the year:— | |||||||
| Died | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | 14 |
| Removed from the district | 11 | 14 | 25 | — | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| De-notified | — | 1 | I | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Cured | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Age Periods | New Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 20 | 3 | — | 2 | |
| 25 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 |
| 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 45 | 10 | 2 | — | — |
| 55 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 43 | 27 | 2 | 5 |