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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1954:—
| 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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 15-25 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 25-35 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 35-45 | 10 | 11 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 45-55 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 55—65 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Over 65 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 85 | 73 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 1 | - | |
Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| King George Hospital | 1 | 3 |
| Claybury Hospital | 4 | — |
| Goodmayes Hospital | 5 | 1 |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital | 2 | 1 |
| Dr. Barnardo's Village Homes | 4 | 2 |
Of the 27 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had previously been made of 21 of the cases. In the remaining six cases the cause of death was only discovered as a result of post-mortem, in five instances, one being notified after death. The other case was not notified, the presence of tuberculosis having been ascertained only one week prior to death.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1954 | 1,276 | 152 | 1,428 | ||
| Number of cases entered on the register during the year | 182 | 25 | 207 | ||
| Number of cases removed from the register during the year | |||||
| Pul. | Non-Pul. | ||||
| Recovered | 40 | 7 | |||
| Deceased | 22 | 2 | |||
| Left District | 99 | 9 | |||
| Lost sight of | - | - | |||
| Diagnosis not established | 2 | 1 | |||
| 163 | 19 | 182 | |||
| Number of cases remaining on register on 31st December, 1954 | 1,295 | 158 | 1,453 | ||