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 London County Council]
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Previously known case. | Age group of new cases. | Total. | |||||||
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Relationship. | Clinical classification. | 0-15. | 16-20. | 21-25. | 26-30. | 31-40. | Over 40. | No. | Percentage. |
Total relatives as above. | Pulm. tub. class T.B. +, living | 8 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 42.5 | |
Pulm. tub. class T.B. —, living | _ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7.5 | |
Pulm. tub. (condition of sputum unknown), living | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 8.0 | |
Non.pulm. tub., living | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6.3 | |
Non.pulm. tub., dead within last 5 years | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 5.7 | |
Pulm. tub., dead within last 5 years | — | 6 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 300 | |
Total | — | 21 | 51 | 27 | 29 | 46 | 174 | 1000 | |
Other contacts | 3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 108 | — | |
No known contact | 2 | 67 | 145 | 114 | 201 | 346 | 875 | — | |
Total number investigated | 5 | 94 | 211 | 154 | 255 | 438 | 1,157 | — | |
Percentage showing important contact | — | 22.3 | 24.2 | 17.5 | 11.4 | 10.5 | — | 150 | |
Percentage showing any contact | 60 | 28.7 | 310 | 26.5 | 21.8 | 20.6 | — | 24.4 | |
TABLE II. Females. Class T.B. plus. | |||||||||
Parent. | Pulm. tub. class T.B. .+, living | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .1 | 16 | — |
Pulm. tub. class T.B. —, living | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | . | 4 | — | |
Pulm. tub. (condition of sputum unknown), living | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | I | — | |
Non-pulm. tub., living | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Pulm. tub., dead within last 5 years | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 32 | — | |
Total | 4 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 30.2 | |
Husband. | Pulm. tub. class T.B. + , living | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — |
Pulm. tub. Class T.B. —, living | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Non-pulm. tub., dead within last 5 vears | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Pulm. tub., dead within last 5 years | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | |
Total | — | - | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 13.2 | |
Child. | Pulm. tub. class T.B. living | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — |
Pulm. tub. class T.B. —, living | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Non-pulm. tub., living | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | |
Pulm. tub., dead within last 5 years | — | 1 | •— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | |
Total | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 9.9 | |
Brother or sister. | Pulm. tub. class T.B. -f, living | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | — |
Pulm. tub. class T.B-, living | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 13 | — | |
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Pulm. tub. (condition of sputum unknown), living | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | ||
Non-pulm. tub., living | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 8 | — | |
Non-pulm. tub., dead within last 5 vears | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Pulm. tub., dead within last 5 years | — | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | 24 | — | |
Total | 1 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 85 | 46.7 | |
Total relatives as above. | Pulm. tub. class T.B. +, living | 4 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 35.2 |
Pulm. tub. class T.B. —, living | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | 6 | 21 | 11.5 | |
10 | 5.5 | ||||||||
Pulm. tub (condition of sputum unknown), living | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
Non-pulm. tub., living | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 14 | 7.7 | |
Non-pulm. tub., dead within last 5 vears | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1.6 | |
Pulm. tub., dead within last 5 years | 1 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 70 | 38.5 | |
Total | 5 | 40 | 48 | 41 | 28 | 20 | 182 | 100.0 | |
Other contacts | 1 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 84 | — | |
No known contact | 8 | 79 | 127 | 103 | 101 | 63 | 481 | — | |
Total number investigated | 14 | 132 | 187 | 159 | 153 | 102 | 747 | — | |
Percentage showing important contact | 35.7 | 30.3 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 18.3 | 19.6 | — | 24.4 | |
Percentage showing any contact | 42.8 | 40.2 | 32.1 | 35.2 | 34.0 | 38.2 | — | 34.3 |