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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Notifications.—During the year, excluding duplicates, 219 cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis and 50 cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified. Cases of
tuberculosis are often notified more than once, and in this way during the year 56
duplicate notifications were received. The number of cases notified from each of
the different wards of the Borough is shown in Table No. 49.
TABLE No. 49.
Ward Incidence of Tuberculosis, 1934.
| Ward. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
|---|---|---|
| Dockyard | 14 | 2 |
| St. Mary's | 8 | 2 |
| River | 19 | 4 |
| St. George's | 22 | 3 |
| Burrage | 11 | 2 |
| Herbert | 10 | 4 |
| Glyndon | 12 | |
| St. Margaret's | 12 | |
| Central | 14 | 1 |
| St. Nicholas | 23 | 5 |
| Abbey Wood | 14 | 3 |
| Well Hall | 17 | 4 |
| Avery Hill | 24 | 7 |
| Sherard | 19 | 5 |
| Total | 219 | 50 |
In the following Table No. 50, appears a summary of cases coming to the knowledge
of the Department in 1934. It includes notifications received from general
practitioners, cases not notified but included in the death returns, and cases
transferred from other areas. It does not include notifications received from Medical
Superintendents of hospitals on admission or discharge of patients, nor any duplicate
notifications. Deaths occurring within the year are classified in the same Table by
age and sex groups.