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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
Walthamstow 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The returns for the past two years are compared below:-
| Year | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | Pulmonary | Non-Fulmonary | Total | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| 1944 | 74 | 57 | 14 | 13 | 158 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 74 |
| 1943 | 71 | 71 | 8 | 16 | 166 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 52 | |
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 | 9-12 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. |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 27 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
The ratio of deaths in non-notified cases (i.e. columns to
the right of the double line) to total deaths from tuberculosis
was 32 to 74 or 1 to 2.3.
Appropriate action was taken when necessary with regard
to non-notificetion.
The table given below shows the number of cases on the Register at the beginning and end of 1944:-
| Pulmonary | Total | Non-Pulmonary | Total | Orand Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||
| No. on Register 1ast.January | 882 | 783 | 1,665 | 455 | 372 | 827 | 2,492 |
| Notified during 1944 | 74 | 57 | 131 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 158 |
| Totals | 956 | 840 | 1,796 | 469 | 385 | 854 | 2,650 |
| Removed from Register, 1944 | 47 | 37 | . 84 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 94 |
| No.on Register 31st.December | 909 | 803 | 1.712 | 462 | 382 | 844 | 2,556 |
Ninety-four removals from the Register were made up as follotjs:-
| Deaths | Removals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 2 |
| 40 | 2 | 44 | 8 | ||||
| 42 | 52 | ||||||
| 94 | |||||||
The discrepancy between the number of deaths recorded here
and the number of registered deeths during the calendar year
is accounted for by transferable deaths and by cases not
notified prior to death.
31.