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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
Chingford 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Deaths
There were 16 deaths from tuberculosis during the year, of
which 3 had not been previously notified.
Particulars of these are given below.
Tuberculous meningitis 1 case.
„ peritonitis 1 case.
Pulmonary tuberculosis 1 case.
Ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to total
tuberculosis deaths=l to 5.6.
The following table gives particulars of the period elapsing between notification and death in the 13 notified cases.
| Notified 0— 6 months before death 4 | ||||||||
| „ 6 12 „ ,, 4 | ||||||||
| „ 1— 2 years „ „ 2 | ||||||||
| „ 3-4„ „ „ 0 | ||||||||
| „ 4— 5 „ „ „ 0 | ||||||||
| „ 5-6 „ „ „ 3 | ||||||||
| Age periods. | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 to 1 year | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 to 4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 to 14 years | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 to 24 years | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 25 to 34 years | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | — | — |
| 35 to 44 years | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 to 54 years | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 to 64 years | 2 | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — |