Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 15.
TUBERCULOSIS - NEW CASES AND DEATHS
New Cases. 146 pulmonary cases were notified, including 136 primary
notifications, 7 from death returns and 3 posthumous notifications
.
12 non-pulmonary cases were, notified, 9 being primary notifications
and 3 notified posthumously.
Deaths. 15 persons died from pulmonary tuberculosis and 1 from
non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
Age Distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows:-
| -1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 35- | 45- | 65- | Total (all ages) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) New Cases Pulmonary | M | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 97 |
| F | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 39 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | |
| (b) Deaths Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Table l6.
TUBERCULOSIS - VARIATIONS IN REGISTER
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| (a) Cases on Register at 1/1/58 | 673 | 378 | 84 | 84 | 1219 |
| (b) New Cases | 100 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 148 |
| (c) Cases restored to Register | 8 | 4 | l | — | 13 |
| (d) Removels | 35 | 23 | » | 3 | 61 |
| (e) Removals | 136 | 76 | 10 | 4 | 226 |
| (f) Cases remaining on Register at 31/12/58 | 680 | 368 | 79 | 88 | 1215 |