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East Ham 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: T able 21.— PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930.Summary or Notifications during the period from 1 st January , 1944, to the 31st December, 1944.

T able 21.— PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930.

Summary or Notifications during the period from 1 st January , 1944, to the 31st December, 1944.

Age PeriodsFormal NotificationsTotal Notifications
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
0—1—5—10—15—20—25—35—45—55—65—Total (all ages)
Pulmonary Males'142.310141397677679
Pulmonary Females145212171946427677
Non-Pulmonary Males—22—2—1111—1012
Non-Pulmonary Females——11——1__-_33

Table: 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.

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 Periods0-1—5—10—15—20-25—35—45—55—65—Total
Pulmonary Males——11–33—22214
Pulmonary Females—311133—11115
Non-Pulmonary Males——————1————1
Non-Pulmonary Females——1———1——1—3
Total33

Table: The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below:—

The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below:—

Source of InformationNo. of Cases
PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
Death ReturnsFrom local Registrars71
Transferable deaths from Registrar-General7–
Posthumous notifications3–
"Transfers'' from other areas (other than transferable deaths)123
Other Sources, if any (specify)——
Total294