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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
Deptford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of Tuberculosis Office)—continued.
The number of deaths for the year is 76 as compared with 89 for 1935.
| 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary deaths | 100 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 83 | 65 |
| Non Pulmonary deaths | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
26 Families who applied for accommodation on L.C.C. Estates and who had received letters from the Tuberculosis Officer
supporting their applications, received the desired accommodation and left the Borough.
Particulars of New Cases and of Deaths during the Year 1936.
| Age Periods. | New Cases.* | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | |
| 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | 8 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 20 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - | - |
| 35 | 14 | 7 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 45 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 55 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 87 | 54 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 7 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Interval between Notification and Death in 1936.
| Not notified | 3 |
| Died before notification | - |
| Died within one week of notification | 5 |
| „ „ one week to one month | 4 |
| „ „ one month to six months | 15 |
| „ „ six months to one year | 7 |
| „ „ one to two years | 3 |
| „ „ two to three years | 5 |
| „ „ three to four years | 4 |
| „ „ four to five years | 3 |
| „ „ five to six years | 4 |
| „ „ six to seven years | 5 |
| „ „ seven years and upwards | 7 |
| 65 |