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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of llford residents during
1955:—
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non- Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 years | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5-15 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 15-25 | 7 | 20 | — | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 25-35 | 13 | 14 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 35-45 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 45—55 | 13 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| 55-65 | 18 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Over 65 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 70 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — |
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 Hospital | 7 | 1 |
| Goodmayes Hospital | 2 | — |
| llford Isolation Hospital | 7 | 1 |
| Dr. Barnardo's Village Homes | 1 | 1 |
Of the 20 deaths which occurred of llford residents, notification had previously been made of 16 of the cases. In, the remaining four cases the cause of death was only discovered as a result of post-mortem.
| Pulmonary | Non- Pulmonary | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases on register, 1st January. 1955 | 1,295 | 158 | 1,453 | ||
| Number of cases entered on the register during the year | 151 | 19 | 170 | ||
| Number of cases removed from the register during the year | |||||
| Pul. | Non-Pul. | ||||
| Recovered | 24 | 6 | |||
| Deceased | 26 | — | |||
| Left District | 95 | 12 | " | ||
| Lost sight of | 1 | — | |||
| Diagnosis not established | 5 | 3 | |||
| 151 | 21 | 172 | |||
| Number of cases remaining on register on 31st December. 1955 | 1.295 | 156 | 1.451 | ||
The treatment of Tuberculosis is now under the control of the Regional
Hospital Board. On the 31st December. 1955. there were 1,152 patients on
the register of the llford Clinic.
The number of patients from llford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1955 was as follows:
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| Adults | 54 | 35 | — | 2 | 01 |
| Children | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |