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 St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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The total number of cases of consumption seen by them was 602, and of visits
and revisits paid, 1,105. Of the patients seen 147 were removed to hospital, and in
112 instances disinfection of the premises was carried out.
Each case visited was most carefully investigated with a view to discovering
amongst other things the possible source of infection and the number of contacts.
The lines of the investigations made were those uniform throughout London, the
object of the uniformity being to obtain a body of information which would be
sufficiently extensive to allow of conclusions of value being based upon them.
The information which relates to 303 female and 299 male patients has been
analysed and is tabulated on the following pages.
PHTHISIS. Females.
Under 1 year. | 1—5. | 5—15. | 15—25. | 25—45. | 45—65. | 65. | All ages. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | 15 | 86 | 50 | 113 | 36 | 3 | 303 | ||||||||||||||
Duration of Illness in Years. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Under 1 year. | 1—2. | 2—3. | 3—4. | 4—5. | 5 and upwards. | ||||||||||||||||
146 | 50 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
Number of Living Rooms in Patient's Tenement. | |||||||||||||||||||||
One. | Two. | Three. | Four. | Over Four. | |||||||||||||||||
63 | 151 | 50 | 24 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Weekly Rent Paid. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Under 5/- | 5/- and under 10/- | 10/- and under 15/- | 15/- and over. | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | 197 | 58 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Occupation of Patients. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outdoor. | Indoor. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous. | Clerks. | Laundries. | Printers | Servants. | Tailoring, etc. | Trades with predisposing influences | Miscellaneous. | ||||||||||||||
Public. | Private. | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | — | 5 | — | — | 36 | 26 | 2 | 11 |