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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
Notifications, 1921-1926.
| 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 287 | 209 | 220 | 249 | 254 | 237 |
| Other Forms do. | 66 | 69 | 76 | 95 | 64 | 50 |
| 353 | 278 | 296 | 344 | 318 | 287 |
New Cases and Mortality during 1926.
Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from the disease in the area during 1926 :—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulm. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulm. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 1—5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 — 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10 — 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 — 20 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — |
| 20 — 25 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | — | 1 |
| 25 — 35 | 24 | 48 | — | 2 | 10 | 17 | — | 3 |
| 33 — 45 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | — | 2 |
| 45 — 55 | 14 | 12 | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 |
| 55 — 65 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 111 | 126 | 28 | 22 | 56 | 63 | 8 | 14 |
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925.
No action has been taken with regard to tuberculous
employees in the milk trade.