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Shoreditch 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| " Females | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Non-pulmonary, Males | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| " Females | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
During 1954 there were no special surveys held actually within the
Borough, but the usual flow occurred from many firms and individuals to
the unit stationed Just outside the Borough at Golden Lane, E.C.1.
However, we are in process of arranging for a wide survey in the Borough
during 1955 which should be more productive than anything hitherto
attempted here.