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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Now Tuberculosis Cases and Mortality during 1944.
| Age Period | H New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Men-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 - 5 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 - 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15-25 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 25 - 35 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 35 - 45 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 45 - 55 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | ||
| 55 - 65 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 65 and upwards | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 21 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||
X Cases previously notified in other districts and transferred
to Penge and those restored to the Register are included in these
figures.
There were 162 cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of the year, compared
| Male | Female | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 64 | 70 | 134 |
| Non-pulmonary | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 79 | 83 | 162 |
I am, Mr •Chairman and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
B. E.HAWKINS.
Medical Officer of Health.
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