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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
East Ham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TUBERCULOSIS. Notifications, 1920-1925.
| 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 242 | 287 | 209 | 220 | 249 | 254 |
| Other Forms do. | 68 | 66 | 69 | 76 | 95 | 64 |
| 310 | 353 | 278 | 296 | 344 | 318 |
New Cases and iMortality during 1925.
Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from the disease in the area during 1925 :—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulm. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulm. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | M. | |
| Under 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 1—5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | — |
| 5 — 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 — 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 15 — 20 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 — 25 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | -• |
| 25 — 35 | 32 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 — 45 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 — 55 | 23 | 5 | 1 | — | 19 | 6 | — | — |
| 55 — 65 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | 2 |
| 65 and upwards . . | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | J | 1 | — |
| Totals ... | 138 | 116 | 39 | 25 | 80 | 52 | 16 | 9 |
TUBERCULOSIS SCHEMES.
Dispensary at 19, Wakefield Street.
Branch Dispensaries, nil.
Visiting Stations, nil.