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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Distribution of New Tuberculosis Cases notified during 1954
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 - 4 years | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-9 " | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10-14 " | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15-19 " | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 20 - 24 " | 8 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 25-29 " | 3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 30-34 " | 5 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 35-39 " | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 40-44 " | 7 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 45 - 49 " | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| 50 - 54 " | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| 55 - 59 " | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 60 - 64 " | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 65-69 " | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 70-74 ” | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 75 Years and over | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Total | 67 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
The following is an analysis of non-pulmonary tuberculosis cases notified during 1954:-
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and Joints | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Genito-urinary system | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 |
Changes in Tuberculosis Register during 1954:-
| Details | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| Number on Register at 1st January, 1954 | 810 | 663 | 80 | 96 | 1,649 |
| New cases notified during 1954 | 67 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 131 |
| Transfer into Tottenham | 19 | 17 | - | 1 | 37 |
| Transfer from non-pulmonary to pulmonary | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 896 | 740 | 83 | 99 | 1,818 | |
| Cases removed from Register: | |||||
| Deaths of cases on register | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| Transfer out of Tottenham | 26 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 61 |
| Recovered | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Transfer from non-pulmonary to pulmonary | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Lost sight of | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 53 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 108 | |
| Number on Register at 31st December, | 843 | 696 | 77 | 94 | 1,710 |