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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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Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and deaths during the year are given in the following table:—
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1- | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5- | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 15- | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 20- | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 25- | 9 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 35- | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 45- | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 55- | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | .— | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 46 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1925
These Regulations prohibit a person suffering from tuberculosis, and who is
in an infectious condition, from following any employment or occupation in connection
with a dairy which would involve the milking of cows, the treatment of milk, or the
handling of vessels used for containing milk. No formal action was necessary during
the year.
The Mass Miniature Radiography Unit was in operation on two occasions during
the year, the unit being situated at St. Bartholomew's Hospital and Bethnal Green
Hospital.
Twenty-one firms participated in the scheme, the results of the examinations being shown below:—
| Persons examined | Referred for larger films | Did not re-attend | No abnormality | Calc'd and other lesions | Referred to Gen. Pract. | Refused further investigation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prob. T.B. | Cardio vase. | ||||||
| Males— 873 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Females—-655 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Total— 1,528 | 53 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 |