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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 Officer continued.
The notifications of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were as follows:—
| Peripheral glands | 10 | Meninges | 2 |
| Abdominal | 5 | Bones and joints | 9 |
| Skin | 2 | Total | 28 |
Analysis of the notifications and deaths for the year according
to sex and age are given in the accompanying tables:—
With the addition of transfers from other areas and new notifications the Register stands at the end of 1936 as follows:—
| MALES | FEMALES | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under15 | Over 15 | Under 15 | Over 15 | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 33 | 289 | 23 | 201 | 546 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 42 | 42 | 57 | 42 | 183 |
| Totals | 75 | 331 | 80 | 243 | 729 |
Note—Including 20 cases which came to the knowledge of the Medical Officer
of Health otherwise than by notification, viz., death returns, "transfers,"
posthumous notification, Forms C and D.
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
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