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Woolwich 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TUBERCULOSIS
There was an appreciable reduction in the number of formal
primary notifications of tuberculosis received during the year.
Ninety-two of the new cases were pulmonary and nine non-pulmonary.
In the past eleven years the total notifications of tuberculosis
received have been reduced by two-thirds, and deaths from this
disease are now only one-fifth of what they were in 1947, Most of the
new cases are occurring in men over 40 years of age. Full investigation
and treatment of all patients is undertaken by the local Chest
Physician and her staff. Clinics are held at Maxey Road, Plumstead,
and at Carnecke Gardens, Eltham.

Table: TABLE No. 16The following is an extract from the Tuberculosis Register for1958:-

TABLE No. 16

The following is an extract from the Tuberculosis Register for

1958:-

PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
MFTotalMFTotal
Cases notified for the first time613091549
Other additions to Register during the year,including transfers of patients from other areas405090235
Cases on Register at 31st December, 195810127951807115112227

Table: The following table gives the age groups of new cases notified:-

The following table gives the age groups of new cases notified:-

Formal Notifications Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases
0-11- 55-1515- 2525-3535-4545-5555-6565-7575 & upTotal (all ages)
PULMONARY -
Males-2185815149264
Females--4103461--28
NON-PULMONARY•
Males--1-1-2-195
Females---22-----4
Total-262011122315102101

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