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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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of Tuberculosis. In addition 113 pulmonary and 8 non-pulmonary
cases were transferred to the district.
The population of Ilford has not varied greatly during the past five years and the number of cases added to the register has also shown little change as the following figures show:-
| 1956 | 180,600 | 197 | 21 | 1.480 |
| 1957 | 179,600 | 178 | 13 | 1,510 |
| 1958 | 179,000 | 177 | 11 | 1,525 |
| 1959 | 178,600 | 184 | 13 | 1.562 |
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1959:-
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-15 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 15-25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25-45 | 15 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 45-65 | 15 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 65-75 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Over 75 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 40 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 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 | 2 |
| Goodmayes Hospital | 4 | - |
| Chadwell Heath Hospital | 4 | - |
| Claybury Hospital | - | - |
| Dr. Barnardo’s Village Homes | - | - |
Of the 13 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents,
notification had previously been made of 11 of the cases. In
the other cases the presence of tuberculosis was discovered
as a result of post-mortem, and operation, respectively.