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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The following table gives the age groups of new cases notified:-
| Formal Notifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases | |||||||||||
| 0-1 | 1- 5 | 5- 15 | 15- 25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45- 55 | 55= 65 | 65-75 | 75 & up | Total (all ages). | |
| PULMONARY - | |||||||||||
| Males | 1 | 4 | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 78 |
| Females | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | 53 |
| NON-PULMONARY- | |||||||||||
| Males | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | 7 |
| Females | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 145 |
TABLE No® 17 - Tuberculosis
Table of Notifications and Deaths compared with Population Borough of Woolwich.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1954 | 145,000 | 200 | 21 | .14 | 1,443 | 1.4 |
| 1955 | 145,000 | 154 | 23 | .15 | 1,537 | 1.4 |
| 1956 | 144,000 | 155 | 22 | .14 | 1,524 | 1.4 |
| 1957 | 143,000 | 145 | 22 | .14 | 1,504 | 1.4 |
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