Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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The following Table shows the number of new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the year, together with the number of deaths, at various age periods.
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Under 1 year | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
1 and under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 and under 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
10 and under 15 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
15 and under 20 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
20 and under 25 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
25 and under 35 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
35 and under 45 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... |
45 and under 55 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
55 and under 65 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
65 and upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
TOTALS | 13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | ... |
PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS,
1930.
Tlie above Regulations, which came into force on the 1st
January, 1931, require, inter alia, that a Weekly Return of
all notified cases of Tuberculosis should be sent to the County
Medical Officer of Health; and also that a quarterly statement
should be sent by the Medical Officer of Health to the County
Medical Officer of Health, showing:—
(a) The number of cases on his register at the
ment of each quarter;
(b) The number of cases notified for the first time during
the quarter;