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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
Wandsworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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46 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1938.
TABLE XVIII.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non- Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| Under 1 year | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1—5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5—10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10—15 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15—20 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 20—25 | 44 | 59 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | _ |
| 25—35 | 80 | 72 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 2 |
| 35—45 | 49 | 28 | -_ | 2 | 25 | 8 | — | 1 |
| 45—55 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 55—65 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 65 upwards | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 276 | 233 | 56 | 56 | 119 | 80 | 20 | 10 |
Table XIX. shows the number of new cases of Nonpulmonary
Tuberculosis classified according to the part of the
body affected.
TABLE XIX.
| Localisation of Disease. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Glands, Mesenteric | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Glands. Cervical | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| Bones and Joints | 32 | 18 | 14 |
| Other Parts | 30 | 17 | 13 |
| Totals | 112 | 56 | 56 |