[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch].

  • Shoreditch (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1954?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    15. IV. - tuberculosis. Notifications - Fifty-five new oases of pulmonary tuberculosis and five of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified during 1953 compared with 56 pulmonary and 6 non-pulmonary notifications in 1952. The following table givee the age grouping of new cases notified. AGE PERIODS FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS. Number of primary notifications of new cases. 0-1 1-2 2-5 5-10 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 - 25 25 - 35 35 - 45 45 - 55 55 - 65 65 - 75 75 and upwards Total (all ages) Pulmonary, Males - - 1 2 - 3 2 7 2 2 5 2 1 27 Females - - 2 3 - 3 6 8 5 - 1 - 28 Non-pulmonary, Males - - - - 1 - 2 - - - -a - - 3 Females - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - 2 Total - - 3 5 1 6 10 15 8 3 6 2 1 60 The following table gives the number of oases which came to the notice of the Medioal Officer of Health otherwise than by formal notification, and the souroa from whioh information was obtained. Source of information Pulmonary Non-pulmonary M f m F Death Returns — — — — Transfers from other areas. 17 17 3 1 Other souroes — — — — Total 17 17 3 1