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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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In addition to the deaths recorded in the above Table, seven persons who had
been notified as suffering from tuberculosis died during the year from other causes,
and detailed information as to these is given in the following Table No. 54.
TABLE No. 54.
| Case No. | Date notified as Tuberculosis. | Cause of Death. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4/10/1933 | Ulcerative Endocarditis. |
| 2 | 3/1/1917 | Hypostatic Pneumonia. Myocarditis. |
| 3 | 3/4/1930 | Cerebral Haemorrhage. Cerebral Tumour. |
| 4 | 16/2/1934 | Oxalic Acid Poisoning. |
| 5 | 12/5/1919 | Broncho-pneumonia. Auricular Fibrillation and Cardiac engorgement. |
| 6 | 17/11/1932 | Pelvic Abscess. Perforative Diverticulitis. Operation, secondary abscess, liver. |
| 7 | 31/1/1932 | Chronic Bronchitis. |
| The period which elapsed between notification and death is shown below:— | ||
TABLE No. 55.
| Pulmonary. | Percentage. | Non-Pulmonary. | Percentage. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not notified | 14 | 11.67 | 10 | 38.50 |
| 0-1 month | 18 | 15.00 | 12 | 46.11 |
| 1-3 months | 9 | 7.50 | - | — |
| 3-6 months | 13 | 10.83 | 1 | 3.85 |
| 6-12 months | 16 | 13.33 | - | — |
| 1-2 years | 17 | 14.17 | — | — |
| 2-5 years | 22 | 18.33 | — | — |
| Over 5 years | 11 | 9.17 | 3 | 11.54 |
| 120 | 100.00 | 26 | 100.00 |
The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to the total tuberculosis deaths
was as 1 is to 6. In 1933 it was as 1 is to 8, and in 1932 it was as 1 is to 12.