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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Non-Pulmonary | 1 | — | — |
| — | – | — | |
| 1 | – | — |
| Age Period | *New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0—1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1—5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5—15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15—25 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25—35 | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35—45 | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 45—55 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 55—65 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 65 and up | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| TOTAL | 24 | 19 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
* Cases previously notified in other districts and those restored to the
Register are included in these figures.
There were 371 cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of year compared with 373 in 1957.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 171 | 160 | 331 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 18 | 22 | 40 |
| 189 | 182 | 371 |
There were four recovered cases compared with nine in 1957.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948
Under Section 50 of the Act, it is the duty of the local authority to arrange
for the burial or cremation of the body of any person who has died in its area
if it appears that no suitable arrangements for the disposal of the body have or
are being made. During the year three bodies were dealt with by the Council
under these provisions.