London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Removals from the Register are made up as follows:-

Removals from the Register are made up as follows:-

Deaths.Removals.
Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
M.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.
3327132633117
6045918
6477
141

Table: Notifications of Tuberculosis since 1930 have been as follows:-

Notifications of Tuberculosis since 1930 have been as follows:-

PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
19307253125181634
19319753150231740
19328270152211334
19335655111271845
193410458162201434
19356458122251641
19365856114151227
19375970129131225
19387560135141529
1939715612710414
1940686713511920
1941563591131225
<19426752119171229
1943707114181018
19447457131141327
19457554129171431
19468367150161228
1947804912991322
194872581307714
Average7358131151328

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Prevention of Illness, Care and After-Care.—Close co-operation
has continued with the Chest Physicians and the Chest Dispensary,
and this has been particularly so with regard to cases of Tuber'
culosis seeking rehousing on medical grounds.
Broadly, first priority is given to sputum positive cases living
in overcrowded conditions (particularly having regard to the
standards of the Housing Act, 1936) and who are members of
families in which there are young children exposed to the risk of
infection, or alternatively, young children in another family sharing
the same house.
Another important work carried out at the Chest Dispensary
concerns assistance in obtaining suitable employment. Dr. Ramsay
states that the Chest Physicians are in constant contact with the
Dispensary Resettlement Officer, and periodic "Work Clinics"