London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The following table shows the incidence of cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from that disease for the last twelve years:-
| Year | Notification rate per 1,000 population | Death rate per 1,000 population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non -Pulmonary | All Forms | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | All Forms | |
| 1953 | 1.20 | 0.11 | 1.31 | 0.24 | 0.04 | 0.28 |
| 1954 | 0.94 | 0.11 | 1.05 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.26 |
| 1955 | 0.79 | 0.13 | 0.92 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 0.33 |
| 1956 | 0.90 | 0.09 | 0.99 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
| 1957 | 0.70 | 0.07 | 0.77 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| 1958 | 0.71 | 0.09 | 0.80 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 1959 | 0.78 | 0.11 | 0.89 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| 1960 | 0.81 | 0 05 | 0.86 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| 1961 | 0.64 | 0.02 | 0.66 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 0.29 |
| 1962 | 0.61 | 0.07 | 0.68 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
| 1963 | 0.34 | 0.10 | 0.44 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
| 1964 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 0.50 | 0.13 | 0,00 | 0.13 |
The following table gives the age grouping of deaths from tuberculosis:-
| Age periods | Under 4 weeks | 4 wks to 1 yr | 1 - 5 | 5-15 | 15 - 25 | 25 - 35 | 35 - 45 | 45 - 55 | 55 - 65 | 65 - 75 | Over 75 | Tot al |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary - Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Non-pulmonary - Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
During 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