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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Year Pulmonary Cases Non-Pulmonary Cases
1950 242 26
1951 227 33
1952 168 20
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1952:—
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 years | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 15-25 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 54 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 25-35 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 35-45 | 28 | 9 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| 45-55 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 55-65 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | — |
| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 105 | 53 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | - |
Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
| Respiratory T uberculosis | Non-Respiratory T uberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| King George Hospital | 6 | — |
| Claybury Hospital | 1 | — |
| Goodmayes Hospital | 6 | - |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital | 2 | — |
| Dr. Barnardo's Village Homes | 1 | 1 |
Of the 21 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had
previously been made of 18 of the cases. In the remaining 3 cases the
presence of tuberculosis was discovered as a result of (a) post-mortem
examination; (b) from changes revealed by X-rays; and (c) the patient
(aged 81 years) was said to have contracted tuberculosis of the spine at
the age of three, but it was not established whether he had been notified.
During the year 1952 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2 | |
| Claybury Hospital | 5 | — |
| Goodmayes Hospital | 2 | — |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital | 9 | — |
| King George Hospital | 2 | 1 |