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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| „ „ (Females) | 1 | — | — |
| 2 | — | 1 |
There were four recoveries notified.
| Age Period | *New cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
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| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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* Cases previously notified in other districts and those restored to the
Register are included in these figures.
There were 394 cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of the year compared with 371 in 1958.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 183 | 169 | 352 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| 202 | 192 | 394 |
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 two bodies were dealt with by the Council under
these provisions.