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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
West Ham 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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boy and a girl under 4 years of age) were afterwards diagnosed
as Tubercular Meningitis, and one (a young man) as Tonsillitis.
Of the other 28 notifications, one (a girl of 13) appeared to
make a good recovery, but 8 months later was re.notified.
One death occurred, a girl baby under a year old. There
are eight cases that appear to have completely recovered, viz.,
a girl of 14, and males aged 26, 17, 14, 6, and 3 boys aged 4.
The remaining cases are under treatment suffering from
various nervous symptoms or from debility.
Of the entire notifications, 20 were male cases and 7 female
cases (one having been notified twice).
Tuberculosis.
| Age Periods. | New Casks. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non.pulmonary | Pulmonary. | Non.pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M, | F. | M. | F. | |
Included in the above new cases are 18 pulmonary males,
8 pulmonary females, 8 non.pulmonary males, and 6 non.
pulmonary females, which were not notified but were discovered