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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TUBERCULOSIS
The number of new notification of Tuberculosis
occurring in the Borough continued to fall, there being
72 new cases in 1960. Full investigation of all new
cases and their treatment is carried out by the local
Chest Physician and her staff.
There were only nine deaths of Woolwich residents
from Tuberculosis in 1960, compared with 14 in the
previous year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1960 | 143,000 | 72 | 9 | .06 | 1,424 | .6 |
TABLE NO.18
The following is an extract from the Tuberculosis Register for 196O:-
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
| Cases notified for the first time | 39 | 25 | 64 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Other additions to Register during the year, including transfers of patients from other areas. | 36 | 36 | 72 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Cases on Register at 31st December,1960 | 852 | 696 | 1,548 | 52 | 72 | 124 |
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