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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
Stepney 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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New Cases Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of all deaths from the of I uber-
culosis and disease in Stepney during 1932.
Mortality,
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary, | Non-Pulmouary | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| 1 | - | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | — | — | 3 | — |
| 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | — | — |
| 25 | 57 | 35 | - | 5 | 28 | 11 | 3 | — |
| 35 | 40 | 25 | 3 | - | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 55 | 32 | 12 | - | - | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 8 | 5 | - | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 243 | 132 | 51 | 46 | 138 | 52 | 19 | 11 |
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These regulations provide that persons suffering from Tuberculosis of the
Public
Health
(Prevention
Respiratory tract shall not be employed in the handling of milk or milk
receptacles.
of Tuberculosis)
Regulations,
1925.
Power is given to the Council to cause such persons to discontinue their
employment. It was not found necessary to take action under the regulations
during the year.