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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
Ilford 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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3. Tuberculosis. During the year 1942 there were 225 new notifications
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 37 of other forms of Tuberculosis.
29 cases of Pulmonary and 6 cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were
transferred to Ilford.
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1942:
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 1-5 years | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 5-15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15-25 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| 25-35 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 35-45 | 29 | 11 | 2 | - | 10 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 45-55 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | - | - |
| 55-65 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Over 65 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 133 | 92 | 18 | 19 | 49 | 27 | 7 | 10 |
Of the above new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| King George Hospital | 9 | 6 |
| Claybury Mental Hospital | 4 | — |
| Claybury Emergency Hospital | 3 | — |
| West Ham Mental Hospital | 5 | — |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital | 1 | 1 |
| Australasian Hospital (Girls' Village Homes) | 4 | 1 |
Of the 93 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had
previously been made of 76 of the cases; of the other 17, 8 were notified
after death; 8 were not notified (8.6 per cent. of the deaths, or a ratio of
1 in 11); one death included by the Registrar-General it has not been
possible to trace. Of the 8 cases not notified (previously referred to) in
7 instances the presence of tuberculosis was discovered following P.M.,
and in the remaining instance notification was overlooked.
During the year 1942 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | 17 | |
| Claybury Mental Hospital | 19 | — |
| West Ham Mental Hospital | 4 | — |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital | 40 | 1 |