Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The 92 deaths represent a death-rate of 069 per 1,000 population
The returns for the past two years are compared below:—
Year | New Cases | Total | Deaths | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||
m f | m F | m f | m f | |||
1937 | 59 70 | 13 12 | 154 | 4D 40 | 6 6 | 92 |
1936 | 58 56 | 15 12 | 141 | 43 30 | 12 2 | 87 |
The ratio of deaths in non-notified cases (ie, columns to the
right of the double line) to total deaths from tuberculosis was 22 to
92 or 1 to 42
Appropriate action was taken when necessary with regard to
non-notification
The periods elapsing between notification and death, and the number of cases not notified were as follows :—
Under 3 months | 3 to 6 months | 6 to 9 months | 9 to 12 months | Over 12 months | Not Notified | Notified after death | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pul | Non-Pul | Pul | Non-Pul | Pul | Non-Pul | Pul | Non-Pul | Pul | Non-Pul | Pul | Non-Pul | Pul | NoN-Pul |
12 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
The table given below shows the number of cases on the Register at the beginning and end of 1937 :—
Pulmonary | Total | Non-Pulmonary | Total | Gbaku Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No on Register | m | f | m | f | |||
1st January | 812 | 704 | 1,516 | 446 | 365 | 811 | 2,327 |
Notified during 1937 | 59 | 70 | 129 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 154 |
Total | 871 | 774 | 1,645 | 459 | 377 | 836 | 2,481 |
Removed from Register, 1937 | 55 | 62 | 117 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 136 |
No on Register 31st December | 816 | 712 | 1,528 | 448 | 369 | 817 | 2,345 |