Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR
AGE | RESPIRATORY | OTHER | MENINGES, and C.N.S. | TOTAL | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
Under 1 year | 2 | - | - | . | - | - | 2 |
1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2-4 years | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
5-9 years | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
10-14 years | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
15—19 years | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
20-24 years | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
25-34 years | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 29 |
35—44 years | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
45-54 years | 11 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 18 |
55—64 years | 9 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 11 |
65-74 years | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
75 & over | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Age unknown | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
TOTAL | 62 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 121 |
I am indebted to Dr. C.F. Price for the following report on the work of
St. Francis’ Chest Clinic for the year:-
REPORT ON CHEST CLINIC WORK 1967
Table I is an extract of the Annual Return of Chest Clinic work as now prepared
for the Ministry of Health. It includes cases with evidence of tuberculosis not
notified under the Tuberculosis Regulations but requiring a period of Chest Clinic
observation.
RESPIRATORY | NON-RESPIRATORY | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Children | Total | Men | Women | Children | Total |
629 | 488 | 16 | 1,133 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 40 |