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Wanstead and Woodford 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

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A comparative summary over the past 20 years for the Borough is set out in the following table.

YearNotificationsTotal NotiificationTotal Notification RateDeathsTotal DeathsTotal Death Rate
PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
No.RateNo.RateNoRateNoRate
1942420.84210.42631.26330.6640.08370.74
1943380.75140.27521.39190.3750.09240.47
1944430.92130.27561.19160.3440.08200.43
1945470.97110.22581.22140.2950.13190.39
1946500.867012570.99280.4840.06320.55
1947390.6470.11460.76200.3310.01210.34
1948380.6250.08430.71160.2630.04190.34
1949500.80140.22641.03190.3020.03210.34
1950410.6540.06450.72140.2210.02150.24
1951420.6870.11490.79100.1630.05130.21
1952470.7640.06510.82100.16100.16
1953480.7840.06520.8430.0520.0350.08
1954380.6160.10440.7120.0310.0230.05
1955250.42110.17360.5930.0310.0240.05
1956300.4920.03320.5260.0910.0270.11
1957260.4210.01270.4320.0310.0130.01
1958320.5220.03340.5530.0530.05
1959180.29180.2940.0610.0250.08
1960240.3920.03260'4270.1170.11
1961140.2320.03160.2610.0210.02
Rates per 1,000 population

The register shows that at the end of the year:.
14 (24) Pulmonary and 2 (2) non.Pulmonary cases were notified during the year.
17 (32) cases were transferred into the District.
1 (2) cases were restored to the register.
Nil (8) Pulmonary and 1 (Nil) non-Pulmonary died during the year.
24 (29) other cases were removed from the register.
604 (599) cases were remained on the register at the close of the year.
The figures in brackets are the comparable figures for 1960.