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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The ratio between non-notified and the total Tuberculosis
deaths, as will be seen from the above Table, is therefore as
one is to seven.
60
TABLE No. 47.
| Case No. | Date notified as Tuberculosis. | Cause of Death. | Remarks of Tuberculosis Officer. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6/7/23 | Gastric Ulcer, Hæma-temesis. | Sputum positive. |
| 2 | 4/1/13 | Bronchiectasis | Sputum negative. |
| 3 | 27/7/24 | Gumma of Lung. Perihepatitis Ascites. Heart failure. | |
| 4 | 15/10/23 | Aortic Valvular Disease. | |
| 5 | 14/8/22 | Mitral Disease. Chronic Bronchitis. Nephritis. | Sputum positive. |
| 6 | 27/7/20 | Pyonephritis Uraemia | |
| 7 | 22/11/21 | Bronchitis. Broncho-Pneumonia. | |
| 8 | 1/8/23 | Carcinoma of Neck | |
| 9 | 22/8/17 | Bronchitis. Influenza | Old Spinal and Pulmonary Tuberculosis Case. |
The period which elapsed between notification and death was as shown below:—
TABLE No. 48.
| Pulmonary. | Percentage. | Non-Pulmonary. | Percentage. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Notified | 16 | 9.30 | 11 | 40.74 |
| 0-1 month | 36 | 20.93 | 8 | 29.63 |
| 1-3 ,, | 14 | 814 | 4 | 14.82 |
| 3-6 ,, | 13 | 7.56 | - | - |
| 6-12 „ | 28 | 16.28 | 3 | 11.11 |
| 1-2 years | 21 | 12.21 | - | - |
| 2-5 „ | 28 | 16.28 | — | — |
| Over 5 years | 16 | 9.30 | 1 | 3.70 |
| 172 | - | 27 | - |