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 Wanstead and Woodford]
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The following table shows particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from the disease in the Borough during 1962.
Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | N on-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1-5 years | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5-10 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
10-15 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
15-20 years | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
20-25 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
25-35 years | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
35-45 years | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
45-55 years | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
55-65 years | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
65 and over | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TOTALS | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
16 | Nil | 1 | Nil | |||||
16 | 1 |
The 1 death represents a death rate of 0.02 per 1,000 of the population.
A comparative summary over the past 20 years for the Borough is
set out in the following table.
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