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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
Willesden 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table II Tuberculosis 1951 Age Groups of New Cases Notified and Deaths
| Age periods | New cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 1 to 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
| 5 to 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | — |
| 10 to 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | - | — | 1 |
| 15 to 20 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | - | — | — |
| 20 to 25 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 25 to 35 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | — |
| 35 to 45 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 45 to 55 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| 55 to 65 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Totals | 133 | 95 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
Table III Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1951 Period Between Notification and Death
| 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1946-51 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total deaths | 81 | 76 | 80 | 66 | 51 | 46 | 400 |
| Period between notification and death: | |||||||
| Percentage not notified | 16.5 | 13.6 | 16.0 | 22.7 | 11.76 | 19.56 | 16.51 |
| Percentage 0-12 months | 39.5 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 25.7 | 35.30 | 15.22 | 32.11 |
| Percentage 1-5 years | 341 | 34.1 | 340 | 27.4 | 27.45 | 39.13 | 32.80 |
| Percentage over 5 years | 9.9 | 18.2 | 15.9 | 24.2 | 25.49 | 26.09 | 18.58 |