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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
Battersea 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Group T.B. plus is sub-divided under three headings:—
Group I.—early cases.
Group II.—intermediate cases.
Group III.—advanced cases.
As in previous years, it will be noted that in the Pulmonary
*roup the incidence is highest in the age period 16-25, being 35-5
Der cent, of the total cases.
A.—Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Age Groups.
| Years. | 0-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-25 | 26-35 | 36-45 | 46-55 | 56-65 | over 65 | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group T.B. minus | 1 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 55 | |
| Group T.B. -plus | "Group i | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| Grou p II | — | — | 3 | 26 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 86 | |
| _ Group 111 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 54 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 172 | |
B.—Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Age Groups.
| Years. | 0-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-25 | 26-35 | 36-45 | 46-55 | 56-65 | over 65 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and joints | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | ||
| Abdominal | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| Peripheral glands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Skin and other organs | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | ||
| Total | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 33 |
C.—Mode of Onset in Pulmonary Cases.
| Mode of Onset. | Number of Cases. | Percentage. |
|---|---|---|
| Cough | 89 | 51.74 |
| " Influenza " | 4 | 2.33 |
| Pleurisy | 17 | 9.88 |
| Pleurisv with effusion | 6 | 3.49 |
| Haemoptysis | 41 | 23.84 |
| Other modes | 15 | 8.72 |
| Total | 172 | 100.00 |
The large proportion of cases in which the first noticed symptom
was haemoptysis (blood-spitting) is again to be noted.