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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
Brent 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 15
TUBERCULOSIS: NOTIFIED CASES AND DEATHS
| Year | Population | New Cases | Deaths | Cases on Register | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | All forms | Pulmonary including late effects | Other Tuberculosis | All forms | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | All forms | ||
| 1965 | 294,850 | 107 | 27 | 134 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2,169 | 354 | 2,523 |
| 1966 | 294,450 | 75 | 36 | 111 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2,221 | 390 | 2,611 |
| 1967 | 293,370 | 60 | 15 | 75 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2,128 | 389 | 2,517 |
| 1968 | 284,460 | 51 | 37 | 88 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1,941 | 411 | 2,352 |
| 1969 | 281,530 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1,848 | 426 | 2,274 |
| 1970 | 278,500 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1,691 | 425 | 2,106 |
Table 16
TUBERCULOSIS: CASE RATE AND DEATH RATE
| Year | Population | New Cases Rate per 100,000 Population | Deaths Rate per 100,000 Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | All forms | Pulmonary including late effects | Other Tuberculosis | All forms | ||
| 1965 | 294,850 | 36 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | 294,450 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1967 | 293,370 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1968 | 284,460 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1969 | 281,530 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1970 | 278,500 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Table 17 VENEREAL DISEASE
Number of New Cases in 1970
| Treatment Centre | Totals all Venereal Conditions | Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Venerea] Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary and Secondary | Other | ||||
| St. Thomas' Hospital, S.E.1 | 62 | 1 | - | 17 | 44 |
| Central Middlesex Hospital, N.W.10 | 1,539 | 5 | 59 | 373 | 1,102 |
| Westminster Hospital, S.W.1 | 28 | — | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| St. Mary's Hospital, W.2 | 1,167 | 6 | 3 | 340 | 818 |
| Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Moorfields Eye Hospital, E.C.1 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Whitechapel Clinic | 112 | — | — | 23 | 89 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital, E.C.1 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 22 |
| TOTALS | 2,938 | 12 | 65 | 756 | 2,105 |