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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Table 36.—County of London. Age distribution of primary notifications of tuberculosis according to source of notification, 1933 and 1934.
Age group | Dispensary | Hospital | Private | Poor-law | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0. 1 year | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
1. 5 years | 25 | 56 | 7 | 22 | 110 |
5.10 „ | 61 | 110 | 16 | 25 | 212 |
10.15 „ | 111 | 142 | 39 | 38 | 330 |
15.20 „ | 367 | 307 | 434 | 154 | 1,262 |
20.25 „ | 597 | 524 | 707 | 271 | 2,099 |
25.35 „ | 860 | 742 | 970 | 431 | 3,003 |
35.45 „ | 522 | 417 | 575 | 325 | 1,839 |
45.55 „ | 387 | 319 | 551 | 386 | 1,643 |
55.65 „ | 197 | 226 | 313 | 302 | 1,038 |
65 + „ | 37 | 79 | 122 | 156 | 394 |
Age not stated | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
All ages | 3,165 | 2,928 | 3,738 | 2,113 | 11,944 |
0. 1 year | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
1. 5 years | 78 | 159 | 30 | 63 | 330 |
5.10 „ | 150 | 210 | 29 | 55 | 444 |
10.15 „ | 75 | 133 | 32 | 50 | 290 |
15.20 „ | 53 | 131 | 41 | 74 | 299 |
20.25 „ | 52 | 126 | 48 | 58 | 284 |
25.35 „ | 78 | 139 | 57 | 65 | 339 |
35.i5 „ | 24 | 58 | 24 | 40 | 146 |
45.55 „ | 18 | 37 | 22 | 30 | 107 |
55.65 „ | 8 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 71 |
65 + „ | 4 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 45 |
All ages | 542 | 1,039 | 309 | 489 | 2,379 |
It should be observed that the returns from which these tables are prepared
have been corrected for duplicate notification within each metropolitan borough,
and do not therefore agree with the annual summary of primary notifications shown
elsewhere.