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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 48.
| Case No. | Date Notified as Tuberculosis. | Cause of Death. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25/9/37 | Acute Endocarditis and Myocarditis. Septicaemia. |
| 2 | 18/4/35 | General Peritonitis. Perforated Duodenal Ulcer. |
| 3 | 29/12/37 | Malignant neoplasm of omentum. |
| 4 | 26/10/38 | Myelocytic Leukaemia. |
The period which elapsed between notification and death is shown below in
Table No. 49.
TABLE No. 49.
| Period between Notification and Death. | Pulmonary. | Percentage. | Non-Pulmonary. | Percentage. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not notified | 10 | 8.5 | 7 | 63.6 |
| 0-1 month | 18 | 15.4 | 3 | 27.3 |
| 1-3 months | 15 | 12.8 | — | — |
| 3-6 months | 13 | 11.1 | - | — |
| 6-12 months | 12 | 10.2 | - | — |
| 1-2 yeafs | 16 | 13.7 | 1 | 9.1 |
| 2-5 years | 17 | 14.6 | — | — |
| Over 5 years | 16 | 13.7 | — | — |
| 117 | 100.0 | 11 | 100'00 |
The ratio of non-notified deaths to the total notified deaths was as 1 is to 8.
In 1937 it was as 1 is to 8 and in 1936, as 1 is to 14.
Notifications.—During the year 204 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 44
cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified. These figures do not include
40 duplicate notifications. The ward incidence of notified cases of tuberculosis
was as follows. In each case the first figure is the pulmonary figure and the second,
non-pulmonary.
Dockyard, 7 and nil; St. Mary's, 5 and 1; River, 19 and 3; St. George's,
9 and 1; Burrage, 14 and 3; Herbert, 16 and 5; Glyndon, 11 and 5; St.
Margaret's, 12 and 1; Central, 6 and nil; St. Nicholas, 28 and 6; Abbey
Wood, 11 and 2; Well Hall, 14 and 5; Avery Hill, 16 and 7; Sherard, 36
and 5.