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 Chigwell]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
Age. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non- Respiratory. | |||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 and under 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 „ „ 15 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
15 „ „ 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
25 „ „ 35 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
35 „ „ 45 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
45 „ „ 55 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
55 „ „ 65 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
65 and upwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Totals | 17 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
Age.
New Cases.
Deaths.
Respiratory.
Non-Respiratory.
Respiratory.
Non- Respiratory.
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
Under 1 year
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1 and under 5
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
5 „ „ 15
—
1
—
3
1
—
—
—
15 „ „ 25
2
7
1
2
—
—
—
—
25 „ „ 35
1
5
—
1
—
1
—
—
35 „ „ 45
7
4
—
—
2
2
1
—
45 „ „ 55
3
2
—
2
2
1
—
—
55 „ „ 65
4
—
2
—
2
—
—
—
65 and upwards
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
Totals
17
19
4
8
7
4
2
0
M.— Male. F.—Female.
Note It will be seen that 48 new cases were notified as
compared with 28 in the previous year. Of these 48 cases 7 were
transfers from other areas. There were 13 deaths from tuberculosis
compared with 11 in 1940.