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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 1940
[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) | 26 | 23 | 7 |
| " (Females) | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| Totals | 40 | 37 | 10 |
| Non-Pulmonary (Males) | Nil | 3 | 1 |
| " "(Females) | Nil | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Nil | 4 | 2 |
All the deaths from tuberculosis were of cases notified in
this district.
New Tuberculosis Cases and Mortality during 1940.
| Age Period, | X New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non- respiratory. | Respiratory | Nonrespiratory. | |||||
| M | F | M | F j; | M | F | M | F | |
| 0-1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 - 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | - | — | - | - |
| 5-15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | •* | - | - | — |
| 15 — 25 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | - | M | |
| 25-35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | — |
| 35-45 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | ||
| 45 - 55 | 2 | 2 | - | — | - | - | - | 1 |
| 55-65 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 65 and upwards | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Totals | 32 | 21 | 4 • | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
X Cases previously notified in other districts and transferred to
Penge are included in these figures.
There were 175 cases of tuberculosis on the register at the end of the year as follows
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 71 | 67 | 138 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 22 | 15 | 37 |
| 93 | 82 | 175 |
X am, Mr.Chairman and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
B.E.HAWKINS.
Temporary Medical Officer of Health.
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