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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 71. Tuberculosis—New Cases and Mortality, 1935.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0-1 year | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1-5 years | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 5-10 years | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 10-15 years | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 15-20 years | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 20-25 years | 12 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 25-35 years | 28 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 35-45 years | 31 | 17 | — | 1 | 16 | 10 | — | 1 |
| 45-55 years | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 55-65 years | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 65 and upwards | 9 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
| 129 | 96 | 16 | 20 | 81 | 40 | 8 | 7 | |
Excluding duplicates, 209 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 33 cases of
non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified. Cases of tuberculosis are often notified
more than once, and this fact accounts for 55 duplicate notifications received
during the year. The following table shows the actual number of new cases notified
during the year and the corresponding case rates.
TABLE No. 72.
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | The Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis: | ||||
| Cases | 46 | 101 | 62 | 209 |
| Rates | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.29 | 1.36 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis: | ||||
| Cases | 11 | 18 | 4 | 33 |
| Kates | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.22 |