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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR 1970
| AGE | RESPIRATORY | OTHER | MENINGES, and C.N.S. | TOTAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | _ | — | — | _ |
| 1 year | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 2-4 years | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 5—9 years | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| 10-14 years | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 15 — 19 years | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 20-24 years | 4 | 6 | — | - | - | - | 10 |
| 25—34 years | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 23 |
| 35—44 years | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| 45-54 years | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 17 |
| 55-64 years | 14 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 19 |
| 65-74 years | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| 75 & over | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | 1 |
| Age unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| TOTAL | 57 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 1 | - | 107 |
| Cases of fatal tuberculosis not notified before death. | Male | Female | |||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||
I am indebted to Dr. C. Frederick Price for the following report on the
work of St. Francis' Chest Clinic for the year : —
REPORT ON CHEST CLINIC WORK 1970
The following tables are extracts from the Annual Return of Chest Clinic
work as now prepared for the Department of Health & Social Security. It includes
cases with evidence of tuberculosis not notified under the Tuberculosis Regulations
but requiring Chest Clinic observation and advice.