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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Illford residents during 1962:-
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15-25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | - | — |
| 25 - 45 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — |
| 45-65 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 65-75 | 5 | 1 | — | - | 3 | — | — | - |
| Over 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Totals | 33 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - | 2 |
Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| King George Hospital | 3 | 2 |
| Goodmayes Hospital | - | - |
| Chadwell Heath Hospital | — | — |
| Claybury Hospital | - | - |
| Dr. Barnardo's Village Homes | - | — |
Of the 17 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.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1962 | 1,378 | 146 | 1,524 | ||
| Number of cases entered on the register during the year | 134 | 17 | 151 | ||
| Number of cases removed from the register during the year | |||||
| Pul. | Non-Pul. | ||||
| Recovered | 322 | 28 | |||
| Deceased | 25 | 3 | |||
| Left District | 102 | 8 | |||
| Lost sight of | 1 | — | |||
| Diagnosis not established | 6 | - | |||
| 456 | 39 | 495 | |||
| Number of cases remaining on register on | |||||
| 31st December, 1962 | ... | 1,056 | 124 | 1,180 | |