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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
Stepney 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 15.
TUBERCULOSIS - New Cases' and Deaths
| New Cases. | 129 Pulmonary oases were notified, including 120 primary notifications, 8 from death returns and 1 posthumous notification. | ||||||||||||||
| 18 Non-Pulmonary cases were notified, all being primary notifications. | |||||||||||||||
| Deaths. | 20 persons died from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | ||||||||||||||
| Aee Distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows:- | |||||||||||||||
| -1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 35- | 45- | 65- | Total (all aces) | |||
| (a) New Cases. Pulmonary | M | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 83 | |
| F | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 37 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary | M | _- | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 11 | ||
| F | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | 7 | ||
| (b) Deaths. Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 6 | 15 | ||
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | ||
Table 16.
TUBERCULOSIS - Variations in Register
| Pulmonary | NonPulmonary | Total Cases. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| (a) Cases on Register at 1/1/57 | 644 | 371 | 81 | 82 | 1178 |
| (b) New Cases | 83 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 138 |
| (c) Cases restored to Register | 16 | 6 | - | _ | 22 |
| (d) Other cases added | 39 | 13 | 1 | 53 | |
| (e) Removals | 109 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 172 |
| (f) Cases remaining on Register at 31/12/57 | 673 | 378 | 84 | 84 | 1219 |