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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
Penge 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Tuberculosis.
No action was necessary under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under Section 62, Public Health Act, 1925.
| Total Primary Cases notified | Total Cases admitted to Sanatoria and Hospitals | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary (Males) 6 ,, (Females) 14 | 9 19 | 12 3 |
| Totals 20 | 28 | 15 |
| Non-Pulmonary (Males) 2 „ „ (Females) 2 | 3 4 | 1 |
| Totals 4 | 7 | 1 |
Thirteen of the 15 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis
were of cases notified in this district. Of the non-notified cases
who died, one had resided in this district for a few weeks only
and had been notified whilst residing in an adjoining district;
and in the other the disease was found after a post-mortem
examination.
The one death from another form of tuberculosis occurred
in a hospital outside the district and had not been notified.
Cases of tuberculosis are periodically visited and disinfection
is carried out as occasion requires.