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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1946:
| 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 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1-5 years | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 5-15 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 15-25 | 25 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 2 |
| 25-35 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| 35-45 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 45-55 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 55-65 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — |
| Over 65 .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 127 | 103 | 20 | 13 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 6 |
Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| King George Hospital | 1 | 1 |
| Claybury Mental Hospital | 2 | — |
| West Ham Mental Hospital | 7 | 1 |
| Australasian Hospital | 2 | — |
| Isolation Hospital and Sanatorium | 2 | 1 |
Of the 66 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had
previously been made of 57 of the cases. Of the other nine, three were notified
after death; five were not notified (9.0 per cent, of the deaths or a ratio
of 1 in 11). Of the five not notified in two instances the notification was
overlooked; and in three instances the presence of tuberculosis was discovered
at Post-Mortem. One other death included by the RegistrarGeneral
was untraceable.
During the year 1946 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | 9 | |
| Claybury Mental Hospital | 10 | — |
| West Ham Mental Hospital | 4 | 1 |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital.. | 33 | 1 |
Pulmonary
NonPulmonary
Total
Number of cases on register, 1st January,
1946 957 225 1182
Number of cases entered on register during
the year 247 34 281