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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
Leyton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Deaths.—Sixty-three deaths from tuberculosis were recorded:—
Males. Females. Total.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 33 22 55
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 4 4 8
63
This is equivalent to a death rate of 0.53 per thousand of the
population, as compared with a figure of 0.57 for the previous year.
The following table gives particulars regarding the new cases and deaths which have occurred during the year
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | — | 3 | —_ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | o | 2 | — | — |
| 20 | 9 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 |
| 25 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | _ | 1 |
| 45 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 55 | 7 | 3 | —_ | —_ | 6 | 2 | — | _ |
| 65 and upwards. | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 61 | 49 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 4 |
Dispensary.—A tuberculosis dispensary is provided by the
Essex County Council at 180, High Road, Leyton. Six sessions
per week are held, viz.:—
Monday (2—4 p.m.), Children only.
„ (6—8 p.m.), Adults (working).
Tuesday (10—12 a.m.), Women.
Thursday (10—12 a.m.), Adults.
,, (2—4 p.m.), Men.
Friday (2—4 p.m.), Contacts.