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Chigwell 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
TUBERCULOSIS.
| Age. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non- Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under i year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I and under 5 | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 „ „ 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 „ „ 25 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — |
| 25 „ „ 35 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 35 „ „ 45 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 45 „ „ 55 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 „ „ 65 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 14 | 5 | - | — | 5 | 3 | - | 1 |
M.-Male. F.—Female.
Notification is satisfactory. The return of deaths by the Registrar-General
agrees with the local figure.
Laboratory Specimens Examined during the Year.
| Specimen. | By the County Bacteriologist. |
|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 407 |
| Sputa | 30 |
| Typhoid | - |
| Ringworm | - |
| General | 53 |
| Milk | 1 |
| Ice Cream | - |
| Water | - |
| Sewage | - |
| Total | 491 |