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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
Orpington 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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The following is a copy of the recordings in the register as at 31st December, 1956:—
| Respiratory. | Other Forms. | Total No. of cases. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| On Register at 1st Jan., 1956 | 440 | 355 | 70 | 72 | 937 |
| New cases notified during 1956 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 62 |
| Number of cases coming to knowledge after death | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Restored to Register | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inward Transfers | 24 | 25 | — | — | 49 |
| 495 | 410 | 72 | 73 | 1,050 | |
| Deletions—deaths, removals, recoveries, etc. | 28 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Number of cases on Register at 31st December, 1956 | 467 | 397 | 71 | 72 | 1,007 |
| Age Groups | New Cases notified or otherwise revealed. (Not including Inward Transfers)* | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5-14 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15-24 | 4 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25-44 | 15 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 45-64 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| 65 and over | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Age unknown | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| *Inward Transfers | 24 | 25 | — | — | ||||
| 55 | 53 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Mass X-ray.
No survey was undertaken by the Mass X-ray Unit of the South
Eastern Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board during the year.
Chest Clinic.
Dr. D. G. Madigan, Physician in charge, has kindly furnished
the following details :—
New cases attending the Chest Clinic for the first time during 1956:
| Adults. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 34 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-pulmonary tuberculosis | — | — | — | — |
| Non-tuberculosis | 58 | 50 | 11 | 12 |