London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Tuberculosis.
| Age periods. | NEW CASES | TRANSFERS | DEATHS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non Respiratory | Respiratory | Non Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 to 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 to 4 years | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 to 14 years | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 24 years | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 25 to 34 years | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 35 to 44 years | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 45 to 54 years | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 to 64 years | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 17 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Add—Deaths of un-notified cases | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Deaths From Cancer
| Site | 0-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55 | Totals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | ||
| Gastro-testinal Tract | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Lungs and Mediastinum | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Genito-urinary organs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Breast | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 12 | 12 |
| Other sites | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Totals | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 57 |
Death rate =1.54 per 1,000 (as compared with
1.58 per 1,000 in previous year).
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