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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE NO. 16 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1958 | 142,000 | 101 | 20 | .14 | 1,514 | 1.3 |
| 1959 | 142,000 | 86 | 14 | .09 | 1,542 | .9 |
TABLE NO. 17
The following is an extract from the Tuberculosis Register for 1959:-
| Pulmonary | Non- Pulmonary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
| Cases notified for the first time | 50 | 28 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Other additions to Register during the year, including transfers of patients from other areas. | 50 | 56 | 106 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Cases on Register at 31st December,1959 | 881 | 729 | 1610 | 65 | 67 | 132 |