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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
Lambeth 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS
Notification
The following table shows the number of cases of tuberculosis
notified for the first time during the year 1959, excluding
transfers into the district and cases brought to notice other
than by formal notification.
| Age Group | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total all Forms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| Under 5 years | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 9 |
| 5-14 years | 1 | 5 | - | - | 6 |
| 15 - 24 years | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 25 - 44 years | 31 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 66 |
| 45 - 65 years | 37 | 11 | - | 1 | 49 |
| 65 years and over | 13 | - | - | - | 13 |
| TOTAL | 97 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 170 |
These primary notifications were distributed amongst the
Pariiamentary Constituencies as fol1ows : -
Norwood 53
Brixton 65
Vauxhall 52
The number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at the end of the year is as follows
| Respiratory | Non- Respiratory | Total | |||
| M 1675 | F 1415 | M 105 | F 123 | M 1780 | F 1538 |
| 3090 | 228 | 3318 | |||