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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The following table gives the age groups of new cases notified: Table No. 19.
| Age Periods. | Formal Notifications. Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1- 2 | 2-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45- 55 | 55-65 | 65-75 | 75& up. | Total (all age) | |
| Pulmonary- | ||||||||||||||
| Males | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 86 |
| Females | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 56 |
| Non-Pulmonary— | ||||||||||||||
| Males | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Females | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Total | — | — | 11 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 156 |
The following is an extract from the Tuberculosis Register for 1953:—
Table No. 20. Tuberculosis Register, 1953.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | |
| Cases notified for the first time | 86 | 56 | 142 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Other additions to Register during the year, including transfers of patients from other areas | 48 | 56 | 104 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Cases on Register at 31st December, 1953 | 874 | 724 | 1,598 | 120 | 108 | 228 |
Table No. 21. Table of Notifications and Deaths compared with Population.
| Year. | Estimated Civilian Population excluding Army. | Primary Notifications. | Deaths from Tuberculosis. | Deaths per 1,000 of population. | Total Deaths all causes. | Percentage of Tuberculosis Deaths against all Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 112,700 | 292 | 102 | .90 | 1,558 | 6.5 |
| 1944 | 110,970 | 248 | 100 | .90 | 1,611 | 6.2 |
| 1945 | 115,270 | 260 | 90 | .70 | 1,478 | 6.0 |
| 1946 | 134,420 | 247 | 83 | .61 | 1,531 | 5.4 |
| 1947 | 140,150 | 297 | 101 | .72 | 1,626 | 6.2 |
| 1948 | 142,800 | 230 | 82 | .57 | 1,573 | 5.2 |
| 1949 | 144,000 | 256 | 59 | .41 | 1,572 | 3.7 |
| 1950 | 144,000 | 205 | 58 | .40 | 1,670 | 3.4 |
| 1951 | 144,000 | 246 | 57 | .39 | 1,838 | 3.1 |
| 1952 | 146,000 | 195 | 39 | .26 | 1,667 | 2.3 |
| 1953 | 146,000 | 156 | 29 | .20 | 1,569 | 1.8 |