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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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The following table gives the age groups of new cases notified:—
| Formal Notifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases | |||||||||||
| 0- 1 | 1- 4 | 5-14 | 15- 24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45- 54 | 55- 64 | 65- 74 | 75& up | Total (all ages) | |
| PULMONARY -Males | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 39 |
| Females | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| NON-PULMONARY Males | — | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | — | 2 |
| Females | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Total | - | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 72 |
MASS X-RAY SERVICE
I am indebted to the Director of the South East London
X-Ray Service for the following information on the work of
the Unit in the Borough during 1960.
Dr. Morgan reports as follows:-
"A regular service to the Borough of Woolwich started
on the 22nd January with a visit to Woolwich Market, Beresford
Square. Since that date surveys have taken place in the
Market on the second and fourth Thursdays in every month
between 3.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m., and 4,180 people were x-rayed
during the year. Of this number, 12 cases of tuberculosis
requiring close supervision or treatment were discovered (2.9
per thousand) and 14 cases requiring occasional supervision
(3.3 per thousand).
The 12 "active" cases were found amongst the following groups:-
| Number X-rayed | No. of Cases | Number X-rayed | No. of Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors' cases | 106 | 1 | 102 | 1 |
| Special Service for Men over 45 | 1,813 | 2 | ||
| General Public | 1,160 | 4 | 999 | 4 |
| 3,079 | 7 | 1,101 | 5 | |
| (2.3 per 1,000) | (4.5 per 1,000) | |||
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