Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Table V. age and sex distribution of 186 cases admitted as pulmonary tuberculosis.
Under 5 | Between 5-15 | Between 15-25 | Between 25-35 | Between 35-45 | Between 45-55 | 55 and over | Totals. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | - | 22 | 13 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 98 |
Females | l | 18 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 88 |
Totals | l | 40 | 32 | 51 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 186 |
Table VI. showing stage of disease of above patients. (turban's classification.)
1st stage | 2nd stage | 3rd stage | Totals | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 19 | 49 | 30 | 98 | |
Female | 22 | 46 | 20 | 88 | |
41 | 95 | 50 | 186 |
non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
The particulars of patients admitted with other forms of Tuberculosis
than that of the lungs will be found below. The nature of the
cases admitted was as follows:—
Glands—Cervical 36; Abdominal 13.
Bones 7 Joints 9 Skin 4
Table VII. details of patients suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
Carried forward 31.12.14 | Admitted 1915 | Total treated 1915 | Discharged. | Died | Left District etc. | Total Discharged | Remaining under treatmen/t 31.12.15 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Improved | Not improved | ||||||||
Male | 7 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 7 | - | - | 13 | |
Female | 7 | 41 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | 22 | |
14 | 69 | 83 | 31 | 14 | 3* | 35 |
*Two of the deaths occurred in hospital to which the patients had been referred.