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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1947:—
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under I year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 years | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5-15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 15-25 | 38 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 |
| 25-35 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 |
| 35-45 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 1 | |
| 45-55 | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | l |
| 55-65 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Over 65 | 2 | 1 | - | — | 6 | 2 | — | |
| Totals | 138 | 93 | 16 | 13 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 5 |
Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| King George Hospital | 2 | 2 |
| Claybury Mental Hospital | — | |
| West Ham Mental Hospital | 14 | 1 |
| Barnardo's Homes | 1 | — |
| Isolation Hospital and Sanatorium | 7 | — |
Of the 75 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had
previously been made of 66 of the cases. Of the other nine, two were notified
after death; seven were not notified (9.3 per cent. of the deaths or a ratio of
1 in 11). Of these seven in two instances the notification was overlooked; in
four instances the presence of tuberculosis was discovered at Post-Mortem; and
one other death included by the Registrar-General was untraceable.
During the year 1947 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | 10 | |
| Claybury Mental Hospital | 11 | — |
| West Ham Mental Hospital | 9 | — |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital | 44 | — |
| King George Hospital | 4 | 1 |
Non-
Pulmonary Pulmonary Total
Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1947 1,012 230 1,242
Number of cases entered on register during the
year 252 30 282