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 64 deaths represent a death rate of 0.52 per 1,000
population.
New cases in 1947 were 151 with 58 deaths—a rate of 0.47.
The returns for the past two years are compared below:—
Year. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||
m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | |||
1948 | 72 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 144 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 64 |
1947 | 80 | 49 | 9 | 13 | 151 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 58 |
The period 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. |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 43 | — | 7 | — | 1 | — |
The ratio of deaths in non-notified cases (i.e., columns to the
right of the double line) to total deaths from tuberculosis was
8 to 56 or 1 to 7.
The table given below shows the number of cases on the register at the beginning and end of 1948:—
Pulmonary. | Total. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
No. on Register 1st January | 1,039 | 886 | 1,925 | 491 | 402 | 893 | 2,818 |
Notified during 1948 | 72 | 58 | 130 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 144 |
Totals | 1,111 | 944 | 2,055 | 498 | 409 | 907 | 2,962 |
Removed from Register, 1948 | 59 | 60 | 119 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 141 |
No. on Register 31st December | 1,052 | 884 | 1,936 | 486 | 399 | 885 | 2,821 |