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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
Woolwich 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 46.
| Case No. | Date notified as Tuberculosis | Cause of Death. | Remarks of Tuberculosis Officer. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24- 8-23 | Zymotic Enteritis | |
| 2 | 21-12-11 | Cerebral Hæmorrhage | Was an arrested case of [Tuberculosis |
| 3 | 23- 4-23 | Sarcoma of Ileum | |
| 4 | 27- 9-19 | Bronchiectasis | |
| 5 | 14- 9-22 | Aortic Aneurysm | |
| 6 | 23- 3-23 | Cancer of Lung | |
| 7 | 1- 3-21 | Bronchitis | |
| 8 | 16- 9-22 | Bronchitis | T.B. + (29-9-22) |
| 9 | 30- 9-21 | Bronchitis | T.B. + + + |
| 10 | 19- 5-21 | Bronchitis | T.B. — (4 tests) |
| 11 | 29-11-20 | Pernicious Anaemia | |
| 12 | 30-10-19 | Bronchitis | T.B. + |
| 13 | 31- 1-23 | Specific disease of Lung |
The period which elapsed between notification and death
was as shewn below :—
TABLE No. 47.
| Pulmonary. | Percentage. | Non-Pul-monary. | Percentage. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Notified | 13 | 7.6 | 4 | 21.0 |
| 0—1 Months | 24 | 13.9 | 10 | 52.6 |
| 1—3 | 21 | 12.2 | — | — |
| 3—6 | 12 | 7.0 | 2 | 10.5 |
| 6—12 ,, | 24 | 13.9 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 1—2 years | 24 | 13.9 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 2—5 | 33 | 19.2 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Over 5 years | 21 | 12.2 | — | — |
| 172 | 19 |
The ratio between non-notified and the total tuberculosis
deaths, as will be seen from the Table shewn above, is therefore
as one is to eleven.
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