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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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tuberculosis
During the year 149 new cases of tuberculosis were notified. This represents a
decrease of 6l eases as compared with 210 for 1951. The table below shows the incidence
of this disease for the last few years:
| Resniratorv | Non-Respiratory | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Number | Rate per 1000 population | Number | Rate per 1000 population |
| o.91 | ||||
The number of deaths from all forms was 44 giving a rate of 0.26 per 1,000 of the
population. The rate for respiratory tuberculosis was 0.23 (39 deaths) and from other
forms 0.03 (5 deaths). The rates for England and Wales, and 160 County Boroughs and Great
Towns, for all forms of tuberculosis were respectively 0.24 and 0.28.
Comparing the graph on page 8 with the table above, it will be seen that the
deaths from tuberculosis have declined more rapidly than the notifications. It is not yet
clear whether the decrease in notification for 1952 will mark the beginning of a downward
trend in the incidence of the disease comparable with that of the deaths.