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Penge 1939
[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 Section 172 Public Health Act, 1936.
| Total Primary cases notified. | Total cases admitted to Sanatoria and Hospitals. | Total Deaths . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary (Males) | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| '' (Females) | 10 | 15 | 11 |
| Totals | 22 | 20 | |
| Non- | |||
| pulmonary (Males ) | 1 | 1 | - |
| " (Females) | - | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | |
Seventeen of the 20 deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis were of
cases notified in this district. None of the 4 cases of other
forms of Tuberculosis who died during the year had been notified.
New Tuberculosis Cases and Mortality during 1959.
| Age period. | X New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Nonrespiratory | Respiratory. | Nonrespiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0—1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1—5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 5—15 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 15—25 | 6 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - |
| 25—35 | 5 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 35—45 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 45—55 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 55—65 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - | 4 |
X Cases previously notified in other districts and transferred to Penge are included in these figures.
There were 160 cases on the register at the end of the year.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 58 | 64 | 122 |
| Non-pulmonary | 25 | 15 | 38 |
| 81 | 79 | 160 |
I am, Mr.Chairman and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
ROBERT WILKINSON.
Medical Officer of Health.