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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 18.
TUBERCULOSIS - NEW CASES AND DEATHS
New Cases. 111 pulmonary cases were notified, being 110 nrinarv notifications and 1 posthumous notification.
9 non-pulmonary cases were notified, all being primary notifications.
Deaths. 8 persons died from pulmonary tuberculosis. There were no deaths from non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
Age Distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows:-
| -1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 41 | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 35- | 45- | 65- | Total (all ages) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) New Cases (Primary Notifications) | ||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 72 |
| F . | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 38 | |
| N on-Pulnonary | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | ||
| (b) Deaths | ||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Pulnonary | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Table 19.
TUBERCULOSIS - VARIATIONS IN REGISTER
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Cases on Register at l/l/60 | M | F | M | F | 1267 |
| .737 | 367 | 73 | 90 | ||
| (b) New Cases | 72 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 119 |
| (c) Cases restored to Register | . 19 | 4 | — | — | 23 |
| (d) Other cases added | 59 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 79 |
| (e) Removals | 145 | 58 | 3 | 11 | 217 |
| (f) Cases remaining on Register at 31/12/60 | 742 | 368 | 77 | 84 | 1271 |