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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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New Tuberculosis Cases and Mortality during 1942.
| Age Period | X New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary . | Non Pulmonary. | Pulmonary | Non Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0—1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 5-15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 15-25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| 25-35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 35 - 45 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 45 — 55 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 55 - 65 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 23 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
X Cases previously notified An other districts and transferred
to Penge and those restored to the Register are included in these
figures.
There were 161 cases of tuberculosis on the register at tha end of the year, compared with 155 in 1941.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 67 | 60 | 127 |
| Non-pulmonary | 21 | 13 | 34 |
| 88 | 73 | 161 |
I am, Mr.Chairman .and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
B.E.HAWKINS.
Medical Officer of Health.
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