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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
Wood Green 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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TABLE IV TUBERCULOSIS Tuberculosis Register
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M. | F. | ||
| No of cases on Register at end of 1954 | 269 | 242 | 11 | 35 | 557 |
| New cases notified during 1955 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 56 |
| Transfers from other Districts | 8 | 3 | - | - | 11 |
| No of cases removed from Register | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| No of cases on Register at end of 1955 | 287 | 252 | 10 | 39 | 588 |
New Cases and Mortality during 1955
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non • Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | 9 | 11 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 45 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 55 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | ~ | - |
| Totals | 37 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Above includes transfers (11) from other districts.
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