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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1 to 4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 to 14 years | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 15 to 24 years | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| 25 to 34 years | 10 | 1 | o | — | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | |
| 35 to 44 years | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 to 54 years | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 55 to 64 years | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | — | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | - | - |
| Add—Deaths of unnotified cases | - | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 12 | 5 | — | — | |||||||||
The following table showing deaths from Cancer,persons over 45 years of age.
| Site | 0—44 years | 45 years & over | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Gastrointestinal Tract | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 14 |
| Lungs and Mediastinum | - | - | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Genitourinary organs | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Breast | — | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Other sites | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Totals | 3 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 32 |
Death rate=1.29 per 1,000 (as compared with
1.34 per '1,000 in previous year).
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