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East Ham 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS)REGUIATIONS. 1930. SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST. JAN, 1940 TO THE 31ST.DEC. 1940.
| AGE PERIODS. | Formal Notifications. | Total Notifications. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of new Cases of Tuberculosis. | |||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 1 | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all ages) | ||
| Pulmonary Males | - | 3 | - | - | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 71 | 78 |
| Pulmonary Females | - | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 9 | - | 4 | - | 50 | 52 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Non-pulmonary Females | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN.
NEW cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowl edge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned OTHERWISE than by formal notification.
| AGE PERIODS. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| Pulmonary Females | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Non-pulmonary Females | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained:
| SOURCE OF INFORMATION. | Number of Cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | ||
| Death Returns | From Local Registrars | 6 | 4 |
| Transferable deaths from Regstrar- General | 1 | 1 | |
| Posthumous notification | 4 | 3 | |
| "Transfers" from other areas(other than transferable deaths | 29 | 5 | |
| Other Sources, if any, (specify) (Merchant. Navy) | 1 | - | |
Number of beds (a) occupied, (b) unoccupied, in Institutions approved by the Minister of Health for treatment of tuberculosis on the 31.12.40.
| Name of Institution. | PULMONARY cases | NON -PULMONARY cases | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children under 15 | Adults. | Children under 15 | |||
| Harts Sanatorium | (a) Number of beds occupied. | 42 | - | - | 42 | |
| (b) Number of beds Unoccupied. | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
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