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Shoreditch 1956
[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 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| " Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Non-pulmonary, Males | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| " Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
luring the year Public Health 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 Dr. Thompson for the following report:-
"Introduction During 1956 the Unit examined 37,264 males and 27,916 females
making a total of 65,180, which shows an increase of about 3,400 on the 1955
figures. Sixty-two active cases of tuberculosis have been discovered, which
gives a rate of almost one per thousand examined - with male examinees
showing a slightly higher rate than females. All clinics have recorded their
sputum findings, and twenty cases with a positive sputum have been reported,
of which thirteen were male and seven female.