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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The supplementary table gives the age grouping of cases of tuberculosis which came to the notice of the Medical Officer of Health otherwise than by formal notifications, during the year.
| Age periods | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 and upwards | Total (all ages) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary, Males | — | — | (1) | — | — | (2) | (3) | (2) | 1 | — | 1 | 10 |
| „ Females | — | — | — | — | — | (3) | 1(4) | — | (1) | — | — | 9 |
| Non.pulmonary, Males | — | — | — | (1) | — | (1) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| ,, Females | - | - | - | - | - | (1) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Figures in brackets are cases known to have been previously notified in another district. | ||||||||||||
Notification Register:—
| Number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at 31st December, 1947 | Pulmonary | Non.Pulmonary | Total Cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||
| 403 | 360 | 763 | 136 | 100 | 236 | 999 | |
| Number of cases removed from Register during year by reason, inter alia of:— | |||||||
| 1. Withdrawal of notification | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2. Recovery from disease | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 3. Death | 19 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| 4. Otherwise (e.g. removal from district) | 22 | 18 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 51 |
The following table shows the incidence of cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from that disease for the last ten years:—
| Year | Notification rate per 1,000 population | Death rate per 1,000 population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non. Pulmonary | All forms | Pulmonary | Non. Pulmonary | All forms | |
| 1938 | 1.19 | 0.27 | 1.47 | 0.59 | 0.12 | 0.71 |
| 1939 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 0.93 | 0.15 | 1.08 |
| 1940 | 1.63 | 0.28 | 1.91 | 1.37 | 0.17 | 1.54 |
| 1941 | 2.67 | 0.36 | 3.03 | 1.98 | 0.19 | 2.17 |
| 1942 | 1.66 | 0.57 | 2.23 | 1.34 | 0.06 | 1.40 |
| 1943 | 2.31 | 0.39 | 2.71 | 1.30 | 0.17 | 1.47 |
| 1944 | 2.12 | 0.23 | 2.35 | 0.76 | 0.09 | 0.85 |
| 1945 | 1.74 | 0.38 | 2.12 | 0.95 | 0.14 | 1.09 |
| 1946 | 1.83 | 0.24 | 2.07 | 0.92 | 0.09 | 1.01 |
| 1947 | 1.55 | 0.22 | 1.77 | 0.67 | 0.07 | 0.74 |