[Report 1947] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table shows notifications and deaths during the year arranged according to ages :—■ Age Periods. New Cases. Deaths. Pulmonary Non- Pulmonary 1 Pulmonary Non- Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. f‘. 0 1 5 2 1 3 . 6 3 — 10 2 2 — — — 15 6 3 1 4 1 3 1 20 4 10 1 3 6 —■ — 25 6 11 1 3 7 3 — 1 35 12 7 1 — 2 —— — 45 6 — 1 1 1 — — 55 3 1 2 2 1 66 and over 1 2 1 4 — Totals 42 38 11 13 . 20 15 1 3 Three pulmonary cases were notified after death. In addition, there were two pulmonary cases and one non-pulmonary case, in which the diagnosis of tuberculosis was miade shortly before death. In my last Report a statistical table showing the mortality in Exeter from tuberculosis during the war years was given. This is now reproduced and brought up to date :— Year Deaths. Death Rates. Deaths of Children UNDER 5. Pulmon- ary Non- Pulmon- ary Total Pulmon- ary Non- Pulmon- ary Total 1939 42 10 52 0.59 0.14 0.73 2 1940 46 3 49 0.62 0.04 0.66 1 1941 47 13 60 0.57 0.16 0.73 3 1942 41 8 49 0.55 0.108 0.658 ] 1943 44 11 55 0.64 0.16 0.80 2 1944 47 7 54 0.68 0.1 0.78 1 1945 42 10 52 0.62 0.14 0.76 0 1946 33 10 43 0.45 0.14 0.59 0 1947 35 4 39 0.47 0.05 0.52 1