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 ratio of deaths in non-notified cases (i.e., columns to the
right of the double line) to total deaths from tuberculosis was
21 to 67 or 1 to 3.2.
Appropriate action was taken when necessary with regard to
non-notification.
The table given below shows the number of cases on the Register at the beginning and end of 1945:—
| Pulmonary. | Total. | NonPulmonary. | Total | Grand Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. on Register 1st January | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| 909 | 803 | 1,712 | 462 | 382 | 844 | 2,556 | |
| Notified during 1945 | 75 | 54 | 129 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 160 |
| Totals | 984 | 857 | 1,841 | 479 | 396 | 875 | 2,716 |
| Removed from Register, 1945 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 84 |
| No. on Register 31st December | 947 | 820 | 1,767 | 475 | 390 | 865 | 2.632 |
Removals from the Register were made up as follows:—
| Deaths. | Removals. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pul monary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| 26 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 4 |
| 46 | 4 | 28 | 6 | ||||
| 50 | 34 | ||||||
| 84 | |||||||
The discrepancy between the number of deaths recorded here
and the number of registered deaths during the calendar year is
accounted for by transferable deaths and by cases not notified prior
to death.
Treatment of Tuberculosis.—Treatment is given under the Essex County Council's Scheme. The admissions to Hospital during 1945 were as follows:—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total 1945 | Total 1944 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| Adults | 56 | 93 | — | — | 149 | 131 |
| Children | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 23 |