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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
Shoreditch 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Particulars of new cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health are given in Supplementary Returns made to the Ministry of Health, viz.:—
| Aged Periods. | 0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Total Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary— | ||||||||||||
| Males | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 |
| Females | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Non-Pulmonary— | ||||||||||||
| Males | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Females | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
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| Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |
| from Local Registrars Death Returns transferable Deaths from Registrar-( General | 8 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | |
| Posthumous notifications | - | — |
| "Transfers" from other Areas (other than transferable deaths) | 3 | 1 |
| Forms C and D (in respect of cases not previously known to M.O.H.) | - | - |
| Other sources (if any) | — | - |
The number of cases removed from the Tuberculosis Register during the year
was 265. The particulars of these cases are as follows :—
Deaths 107
Patients removed from Borough 73
Cases removed from Register as cured 85
The following comparative figures for recent years show that tuberculosis is becoming less prevalent in Shoreditch :—
| Year. | Total Number Primary Notifications. | Notifications per 1,000 Inhabitants. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | All forms. | ||
| 1919 | 503 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| 1920 | 303 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 1921 | 265 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| 1922 | 287 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 1923 | 259 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| 1924 | 266 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 1925 | 303 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| 1926 | 287 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 1927 | 238 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 1928 | 257 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 1929 | 251 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 1930 | 217 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 |