London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Wimbledon 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

This page requires JavaScript

14
TUBERCULOSIS
Eighty cases of tuberculosis were notified. This figure shows
a decrease of throe on the number for the previous year.
There were thirty-two deaths from tuberculosis in 1942, the same
figure as in the previous year.

Thirty of these were due to pulmonary tuberculosis.

During 1942, fifty-seven Wimbledon patients were admitted to sanatoria or hospitals.

TUBERCULOSIS - 1942.

AGE GROUPSNEW CASES .1 DEATHS 1 1
Primary Notifications (Form A)Now cases discover ed otherwise than by notificationTotal Now CasoS
PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryPulmonaryPulmonaryNon- PulmonarPulmonaryNon- Pulmonary
MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
Under 1 year----------------
1-5 years-11------11-----
5 -10 "--2-------2----
10-15 "-11--11--22-----
15-20 "-1----1-41l--2--
20-25 "5411-3--57l112-
25-35 "5723-3--510I 234311
35-45 "72--12-184v123--
45-55631-----631-34--
55-55 "421-1---5 121-22--
65 and over1 .-------1---11--
322194.29913430115131711
531311364_ 15302
66148032