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 1927
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Table X.—Sex and age of New Patients for 1927.
Under 5yrs. | 10yrs. | 15yrs. | 25 yrs. | 35 yrs. | 45yrs. | 45yrs. and over. | Allages. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | 33 | 68 | 30 | 51 | 50 | 41 | 54 | 327 |
Females | 34 | 58 | 33 | 72 | 67 | 29 | 24 | 317 |
Both Sexes | 67 | 126 | 63 | 123 | 117 | 70 | 78 | 644 |
Table XI.—Diagnosis at various age periods (New Patients).
Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Forms. | Suspects. | Non-Tubercular. | Percentage Tuberculous. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 5 years | 2 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 13.43 |
Under 10 years | 1 | 10 | 2 | 113 | 8.73 |
Under 15 years | 4 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 20.63 |
Under 25 years | 43 | 12 | 4 | 64 | 44.71 |
Under 35 years | 42 | 11 | 1 | 63 | 45.29 |
Under 45 years | 26 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 42.85 |
45 and over | 25 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 35.89 |
All ages | 143 | 56 | 14 | 431 | 30.90 |
Table XII.—Housing Conditions.
Of 178 of the 199 tuberculous patients found in 1927:— |
5 lived in the basement. |
37 lived on the ground floor. |
55 lived on the first floor. |
8 lived on the second floor. |
1 lived on the fourth floor. |
11 lived on the top floor. |
34 lived on more than one floor. |
27 lived in the whole house. |
178 |