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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
Bromley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Tuberculosis.
Recordings in the register during 1945 were as follows:—
| Respiratory | Other Forms | Tot. No. of Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| On register, 1.1.1945 | 256 | 234 | 81 | 97 | 668 |
| New cases notified | 22 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 59 |
| No. of cases coming to knowledge after death | 4 | 5 | - | 1 | 10 |
| Inward Transfers | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| 284 | 268 | 85 | 103 | 740 | |
| Deletions—deaths, removals and recovery | 18 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 53 |
| On register, 31.12.45 | 266 | 243 | 80 | 98 | 687 |
There has been a net increase of 19 cases in 1945 over the
figure for 1944. The total number of cases gives an incidence
rate of 13.1 per 1,000 population for the year 1945.
There were 10 un-notified cases amongst the 36 deaths from
tuberculosis, giving a ratio of 1 in 3.6. I do not regard this
result as meaning that inefficiency of notification exists. Seven
of these cases were elderly people between 55 and 60 years who
died outside the area, and little could be discovered regarding
their previous case history.
New Cases and Mortality, 1945.
| New cases notified or otherwise revealed | Deaths | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Groups | Respiratory | NonRespiratory | Respiratory | NonRespirator | ||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 | 1 | — | __ | — | — | — | ||
| 1—5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5—15 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15—25 | 9 | 10 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 25—35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 35—45 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 45—55 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 55—65 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 65 & over. | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Totals | 26 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
Inward transfers (not included in above table):
Respiratory M.2
F1