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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The period which elapsed between notification and death
was as shown below :—
TABLE No. 72.
| Pulmonary. | Percentage. | Non-Pulmonary. | Percentage. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not notified | 9 | 6.29 | 5 | 31.25 |
| 0— 1 month | 17 | 11.90 | 7 | 43.75 |
| 1-3 months | 14 | 9.79 | 1 | 6.25 |
| 3-6 months | 13 | 9.09 | 1 | 6.25 |
| 6-12 months | 24 | 16.78 | — | — |
| 1-2 years | 27 | 18.88 | 2 | 12.50 |
| 2-5 years | 28 | 19.58 | — | — |
| Over 5 years | 11 | 7.69 | — | — |
| 143 | 100.00 | 16 | 100.00 |
The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to the total
tuberculosis deaths was as one is to twelve. In 1927 it was
as one is to twelve, and in 1928 as one is to eleven.
The Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925. These Regulations provide for the compulsory
discontinuance of employment of persons engaged in the
handling or treatment of milk, who are suffering from tuberculosis.
No case of this kind came to the notice of the
Council during the year. Every milk vendor in the Borough
is periodically reminded that the Tuberculosis Officer is
willing to examine, free of charge, all employees or candidates
for employment in the milk trade. No examinations, however,
were made during the year.
The Work of the Dispensary. The Tuberculosis Dispensary
is situated in Maxey Road, Plumstead. Consultations
are held there, special times being allotted to men, women