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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 31.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
Summary of Notifications During the period 1.1.35 to 31.12.35.
Formal Notifications.
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis.
| Age periods. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 & over | Total (all ages) | Total notifications. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 98 | 106 |
| „ Females | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 78 |
| Non-pulm. Males | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 20 | 20 |
| „ Females | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 17 |
Supplemental Return.
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification:—
| Age periods. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 and over | Total cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 19 |
| „ Females | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 15 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
| „ Females | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 |