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Penge 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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New Tuberculosis Cases and Mortality during 1948.
| Age Period | *New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0-1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| 15-25 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | - | - |
| 25-35 | 7 | 4 | - | — | — | 2 | - | — |
| 35-45 | 3 | 1 | — | - | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 45-55 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55-65 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
*Cases previously notified in other districts and transferred to Penge and
those restored to the Register are included in these figures.
There were 227 cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of the compared with 197 in 1947.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 94 | 94 | 188 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| 114 | 113 | 227 |
Food Poisoning.
No cases of food poisoning were notified during the year.
My thanks are due to the Chairman and Members of the Public Health and
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee for their cordial support during the year,
and also to the staff of the Public Health Department for their ready cooperation.
It gives me pleasure again to register my cordial appreciation of the work
of the Lady voluntary helpers at the Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
I am, Mr. Chairman, Lady and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
B. E. HAWKINS,
Medical Officer of Health.