Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922
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Table C.—Diagnosis in males and females.
Total Cases. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other forms. | Suspects | NonTubercular. | Percentage Tuberculous. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
315 males | 100 | 17 | 10 | 188 | 36.5 |
276 females | 55 | 18 | 3 | 200 | 26.4 |
591 both sexes | 155 | 35 | 13 | 388 | 32.1 |
Table D.—Diagnosis at various age periods.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other forms. | Suspects. | Non Tubercular. | Percentage Tuber-culous. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 5 years | 1 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 17.9 |
„ 10 „ | 5 | 11 | 1 | 103 | 13.3 |
,, 15 ,, | 3 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 22.2 |
,, 25 ,, | 41 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 48.3 |
„ 35 „ | 53 | 3 | 1 | 74 | 42.5 |
„ 45 „ | 21 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 26.1 |
45 years and over | 31 | 1 | — | 36 | 47.0 |
Total | 155 | 35 | 13 | 388 | 32.1 |
Table E.—Housing conditions.
3 lived | in the basement. |
49 „ | on the ground floor. |
49 „ | „ first floor. |
4 „ | ,, second floor. |
8 „ | „ third floor. |
5 „ | „ top floor. |
36 „ | on more than one floor. |
21 „ | in the whole house. |
175 |