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Wembley 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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No, admitted to Hospitals Ho. discharged from
or Sanatoria. Hospitals or Sanatoria.
92 84
A detailed analysis of the statistics for the
5 years 1937-1941 confirms the observation already
made that for the female the danger period
regarding tuberculosis is in young womanhood.
5 year period 1937-1941.
| Pulmonary. | |||||
| Male. | Female. | ||||
| No. of Notifications | 359 | 252 | |||
| No. of Deaths | 132 | 102 | |||
| Notifications. | Deaths. | ||||
| Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | ||||
| Male %. | Female %. | Age Periods, | Male %. | Female . | |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | Under 1 year. | O.76 | 0.00 | |
| 1.11 | .40 | 1-4 years. | 0.00 | 1.96 | |
| 3.06 | 5.16 | 5-14 years. | 1.52 | 1.96 | |
| 25.07 | 34.92 | 15 - 24 years. | 18.94 | ' 22.55 | |
| 26.44 | 37.30 | 25 - 34 years. | 21.97 | 38.24 | |
| 18.94 | 9.52 | 35 - 44 years. | 21.97 | 14.71 | |
| 17.24 | 9.13 | 45 - 54 years. | 16.67 | 1O.78 | |
| 5.57 | 2.38 | 55 - 64 years. | 12.12 | 6.86 | |
| 2.51 | 1.19 | 65 and over. | 6.06 | 2.94 | |
The Middlesex County Council is the
responsible authority for the treatment of
tuberculosis.