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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The following is a statement of particulars appearing in the Registe
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||
| Number on Register at commencent of year | 491 | 401 | 892 | 33 | 58 | 91 | 983 |
| Number first notified during the year | 36 | 18 | 54 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 65 |
| Number of cases entered in Register otherwise than by Notification | 14 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 |
| Number removed from the Register during the year | 55 | 34 | 89 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 108 |
| Number remaining at the end of the year | 486 | 402 | 888 | 33 | 53 | 86 | 974 |
| Details of cases removed from the Register during the year:— Died | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 24 | |
| Removed from the district ............ | 20 | 14 | 34 | — | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| De-notified | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cured | 17 | 15 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 46 |
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 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 5 | — | 3 | — | — |
| 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 20 | 5 | — | 1 | |
| 25 | 4 | 7 | — | 1 |
| 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| 45 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 65 and upwards | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 36 | 18 | 4 | 7 |