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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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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. |
| - | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Non-Notification of Tuberculosis
Four deaths registered in 1957 from tuberculosis had not previously
been notified, and details are given below:—
1. Male, 70 years, admitted to hospital December, 1956, following
pneumonia and heart trouble : sputum negative, died 29.1.57.
Cause of death after post-mortem examination: (a) coronary
thrombosis; (b) pulmonary tuberculosis.
2. Female, 67 years, a refugee; contracted pneumonia and
pleurisy in 1952. She was considered to be a case of bronchiectasis
and was sputum negative. Cause of death—bronchitis and
tuberculous fibrosis. The tuberculosis was considered to be
quiescent.
3. Male, 77 years, an old case of chronic tuberculosis previously
under the care of former Tuberculosis Dispensary. Apparently
discharged as healed. Cause of death after post-mortem examination:
(a) senility; (b) chronic pulmonary tuberculosis.
4. Male, 70 years, admitted to hospital December, 1957, for
dyspnoea and haemoptysis, died within twenty-four hours
from acute bronchitis, congestive heart failure, pulmonary
tuberculosis. He had been admitted to sanatorium in 1918
when tuberculosis first diagnosed, but condition not notified in
Walthamstow.
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Mass Radiography
The Mass Radiography Unit revisited several factories in Walthamstow
during the year.