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 Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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132
1914]
THE PERIODS OF LIFE AT WHICH TUBERCULOSIS ATTACKED THE PERSONS NOTIFIED DURING 1914
Tubercular Diseases. | Sex. | CASES NOTIFIED IN WHOLE DISTRICT. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards | |||
Phthisis (including Tuberculosis of Larynx.) | M. | 567 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 77 | 271 | 166 | 11 |
F. | 393 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 89 | 187 | 61 | 9 | |
Tubercular Meningitis | M. | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
F. | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Tabes Mesenterlca | M. | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
F. | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | |
General Tuberculosis | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | M. | 68 | — | 12 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
F. | 72 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 2 | — | |
All Tubercular Diseases | M. | 657 | 8 | 31 | 62 | 92 | 277 | 174 | .13 |
F. | 493 | 9 | 24 | 87 | 103 | 198 | 63 | 9 | |
Totals | 1150 | 17 | 55 | 149 | 195 | 475 | 237 | 22 | |
Percentages at each life period to total cases | 100 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 13 0 | 16.9 | 41.3 | 20.6 | 1.9 |
First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | The Year. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
Phthisis | 158 | 115 | 273 | 151 | 119 | 270 | 125 | 78 | 203 | 133 | 81 | 214 | 567 | 393 | 960 |
Tubercular Meningitis | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | ||
General Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 14 | 25 | 39 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 68 | 72 | 140 |
179 | 147 | 326 | 189 | 158 | 347 | 145 | 97 | 242 | 144 | 91 | 235 | 657 | 493 | 1150 |