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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 1945

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

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Table: TABLE 30. PUBLIC HEALTH (Tuberculosis) REGULATIONS, 1930.Summary of notifications during- the period from 1/1 /45 to 31/12/45.

TABLE 30. PUBLIC HEALTH (Tuberculosis) REGULATIONS, 1930.

Summary of notifications during- the period from 1/1 /45 to 31/12/45.

Age PeriodsFormal NotificationsTotal Notifications
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
0—1—5—1015 —20—25—35—45—55—65—Total (all ages
Pulmonary Males—5541620191615183121126
Pulmonary Females235—161414126417779
Non-pulmonary Males——221—11——77
N on-pulmonary F emales—131— 12 1—1——99

Table: PART II. SUPPLEMENTAL RETURNNew cases of Tuberculosis coming to the koowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.

PART II. SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN

New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the koowledge 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 Males1—2—2224—2520
Pulmonary FemalesI21——2622—117
Non-pulmonary Males——————1—2—14
Non-pulmonary Females———1——2————3
Total44

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 Registrars.62
Transferable deaths from Registrar-General41
1 osthumous notifications1-
" Transfers " from other areas (other than transferable deaths)264
Other Sources, if any (specify)--
Total377