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Stepney 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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routine chest X-ray of all immigrants would be more salutary to help
reduce this increasing reservoir of infection arising from our 'open-door'
policy. The age groups commonly affected amongst immigrants are those
under 45 years, principally males (see Table II). This is in contradistinction
to the incidence in the native-born tubercular cases where
the dangerous 'carriers' are chiefly found in the post-50 years ago group.

Table: PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS - 1958/1962 Table I - Notifications

PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS - 1958/1962 Table I - Notifications

19581959196019611962
No. of Cases notified1361351109991
No. of Cases in Common Lodging Houses2112111410
No. of Cases in Seamen's Lodging Houses41141
No. of Immigrant Cases3138202634
Percentage of Immigrant Cases to Total23%28%18%26%37%

Table: Table II - Notifications among Immigrants

Table II - Notifications among Immigrants

Ages:0125101520253545556575Total
M.-1232-94425241321126
F.12-31256111--23
132632145026251421149

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The number of primary notifications of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
received, during the year, was 91 compared with 99 last year, and the
number of non-pulmonary cases notified was 9, the same as in the previous
year. The mortality rate for the year for pulmonary tuberculosis was
13 and for non-pulmonary nil per 100,000 of the population, compared
with 12 and nil respectively for 1961. (For details of register and
notifications see page 75).
115 visits were paid by the Public Health Inspectors to the homes
of persons suffering from tuberculosis and appropriate action taken
where public health nuisances were found to exist.
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