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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Tuberculosis
There were 70 cases of all forms of tuberculosis notified during
1939, an increase of 27 on the previous year, and of these, 32 or
45 per cent, were transfers from other districts.
Deaths
There were 19 deaths from tuberculosis during the year, of
which 4 had not been previously notified. Particulars of these are
given below :
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 3 cases
Tuberculosis of shoulder 1 case
Ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to total tuberculosis deaths = 1 to 4.7.
| NEW CASES | DEATHS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age periods. | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | ||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 to 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 to 4 years | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 5 to 14 years | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 24 years | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 25 to 34 years | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -- | — |
| 35 to 44 years | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | |
| 45 to 54 years | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 55 to 64 years | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 24 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — |