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Shoreditch 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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17.
The following table gives the age grouping of deaths from tuberculosis
| Age periods | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15 - 25 | 25 - 45 | 45 - 65 | 65 - 75 | 75 and upwards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary, Males | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| " Females | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Non-pulmonary, Males | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| " Females | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
During the year Sanitary Inspectors visited all new cases of tuberculosis
notified and also inspected the homes of all persons discharged from hospital
or removing from another area into this borough.
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.
MASS MINIATURE RADIOGRAPHY.
I am indebted to the Director of Mass Radiography Unit 6D (Dr.Thompson)
for the following information -
Introduction. During 1953 the Unit examined 33,913 males and 26,312
females, making a total of 60,225 persons. Active tuberculosis has been
found in 85 cases which represents 1.4 per thousand examined.