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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
Tottenham 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Death from pulmonary tuberculosis occurred in 75 cases, in the
proportion of 55 males to 20 females; and in the case of nonpulmonary
tuberculosis, 10 deaths were notified, five being males
and five females.
The death rate from all forms of tuberculosis was 0.68 per
1,000 population, which is slightly lower than the corresponding
figure of 0.79 for 1945.
Summary of Tuberculosis Cases.
| Age Periods | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Under 1 year | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 to 5 years | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 to 15 „ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 15 to 25 „ | 26 | 32 | — | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 to 35 „ | 29 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | — |
| 35 to 45 „ | 14 | 11 | 3 | — | 10 | 3 | — | — |
| 45 to 55 „ | 9 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 55 to 65 „ | 14 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 65 years and upwards | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 114 | 84 | 10 | 14 | 55 | 20 | 5 | 5 |
Non-pulmonary cases affecting—
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genito-urinary system | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Spine | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Hip joint | — | 2 | 2 |
| Knee joint | 1 | — | 1 |
| Foot | — | 1 | 1 6 |
| Cervical glands | 1 | 5 | |
| Meninges | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wrist Joint | 2 | — | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | 24 |