Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930.
Summary of Notifications during the period from 1st January 1942, to the 31st December, 1942.
| Age Periods | Formal Notifications. | Total Notifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases or Tuberculosis. | |||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (All Ages) | ||
| Pulmonary Males | - | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 87 | 91 |
| Pulmonary Females | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 73 |
| Non-Pulmonary Males | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 | 14 |
| Non-Pulmonary Females | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
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- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Pulmonary Females | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 23 |
| Non-Pulmonary Males | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Non-Pulmonary Females | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Total: | 65 | |||||||||||
The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should, be stated below:-
| SOURCE OF INFORMATION. | Number of Cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | ||
| Death Returns | (From Local Registrars | 2 | - |
| (Transferable deaths from Registrar General | 7 | 1 | |
| Posthumous notifications | 1 | 1 | |
| "Transfers" from other areas (other than transferable deaths | 46 | 7 | |
| Other Sources, If any, (specify) | - | - | |
| Total: | 56 | 9 | |
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