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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 65.
| Woolwich. | West Plumstead. | East Plumstead. | Eltham. | The Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis- | |||||
| Cases | 78 | 52 | 60 | 54 | 244 |
| Rates | 2.65 | 1.36 | 1.75 | 1.36 | 1.72 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis— | |||||
| Cases | 22 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 55 |
| Rates | 0.77 | 0.36 | 0.23 | 0.38 | 0.39 |
In Table No. 66 appears a summary of the cases coming to the knowledge of
the Department during the year. It includes notifications received from general
practitioners on form "A," from school medical officers on form "B," cases
not notified but included in the death returns, and cases transferred from other
areas. It does not include notifications on form "C" or "D," i.e., from medical
superintendents of hospitals, nor any duplicate notifications. Deaths during the
year are classified in the same Table by age and sex groups.
TABLE No. 66.
Tuberculosis—New Cases and Mortality.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0-1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5-10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 10-15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 15-20 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | - | 4 |
| 20-25 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 25-35 | 42 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 35-45 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - | - |
| 45-55 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | - | - |
| 55-65 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| Totals | 174 | 103 | 24 | 34 | 86 | 64 | 4 | 11 |