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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
Tottenham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Under 1 year | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | - | 1 |
| 1 to 5 years | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 to 10 „ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| 10 to 15 „ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| 15 to 20 „ | 15 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 to 25 ,, | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 35 „ | 26 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 25 | ... | 2 |
| 35 to 45 „ | 31 | 15 | 3 | ... | 18 | 4 | ... | ... |
| 45 to 55 ,, | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| 55 to 65 ,, | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| 65 and over | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 120 | 84 | 27 | 22 | 74 | 58 | 9 | 11 |
Organs Affected (New Cases):— Males. Females.
Lungs 120 84
Meninges 3 3
Kidney 2
Shoulder - 1
Spine 3 2
Wrist 1 -
Thigh 1 -
Foot - 1
Ankle 1 1
Hip 4 2
Knee - 1
Peritoneum 1 -
Abdomen 1 1
Other 10 10
147 106