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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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15.
IV. - TUBERCULOSIS.
Notifications - Forty three new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and five of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified during 1954 compared with 55 pulmonary and 5 non-pulmonary notifications in 1953. The following table gives the age grouping of new cases notified.
| AGE PERIODS | FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS. Number of primary notifications of new cases. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5-10 | 10 - 15 | 15 - 20 | 20 - 25 | 25 - 35 | 35 - 45 | 45 - 55 | 55 - 65 | 65 - 75 | 75 and upwards | Total (all ages) | |
| Pulmonary, Males | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 | 27 |
| Females | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 16 |
| Non-pulmonary, Males. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| " Females | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 . | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 48 | |
The following table gives the number of cases which came to the notice of the Medical Officer of Health otherwise than by formal notification, and the source from which information was obtained.
| Source of information | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | |
| Death Returns | — | 1 | — | — |
| Transfers from other areas | 10 | 15 | — | 1 |
| Other sources | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 10 | 16 | — | 1 |