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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
Acton 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Tuberculosis.
Particulars of new cases and of deaths from the disease during
1945 are given below:
110 new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 18 cases of NonPulmonary
Tuberculosis occurred during the year. There were 41
deaths from Pulmonary and 4 deaths from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis
during the year.
The tables following give the age incidence of new cases of the disease in 1945 and of deaths from the same cause:
| At Ages | Resp. | Non-Resp. | Resp. | Non- | Resp. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0—1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 1—5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 5—15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 15—25 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 25—35 | 12 | 13 | 3 | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 35—45 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| 45—55 | 13 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| 55—65 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 + | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 63 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | |