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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TUBERCULOSIS
The following table shows particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease in the Borough
during 1953:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — |
| 1-5 years | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-10 „ | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | — | - | — | — |
| 10-15 „ | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15-20 „ | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20-25 „ | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — |
| 25-35 „ | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 35-45 „ | 9 | 10 | — | — | 3 | - | — | — |
| 45-55 „ | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 55-65 „ | 6 | 3 | — | - | 5 | 1 | — | - |
| 65 and over | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | - | — | — |
| Totals | 61 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 3 | — | — |
| 103 | 14 | 22 | - | |||||
| 117 | 22 | |||||||
As each new case of pulmonary tuberculosis has been notified,
enquiry has been made as to the infectivity of the patient. Of 103
cases investigated, 47 were sputum positive on notification or soon
after.
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. | |||
| 1953 | 61 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 117 | 19 | 3 | — | - | 22 |
| 1952 | 53 | 47 | 5 | 10 | 115 | 16 | 6 | - | - | 22 |
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. |
| 2 | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 3 | - | 1 | — |