Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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TABLE 41
Sex and Age of the New Patients for 1938
| Under 5 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to15 years. | 15 to25 years. | 25 to 35 years. | 35 to 45 years. | 45 years and over. | Allages. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 28 | 40 | 17 | 41 | 53 | 42 | 74 | 295 |
| Females | 29 | 30 | 12 | 83 | 88 | 35 | 33 | 310 |
| Both Sexes | 57 | 70 | 29 | 124 | 141 | 77 | 107 | 605 |
TABLE 42
Sex and Age of the New Patients for 1938
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Forms. | Suspects. | Non-Tuberculous. | Percentage Tuberculous. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 3.50 |
| Under 10 years | 6 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 14.10 |
| Under 15 years | — | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6.89 |
| Under 25 years | 51 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 44.35 |
| Under 35 years | 54 | 3 | 2 | 82 | 40.40 |
| Under 45 years | 20 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 28.57 |
| 45 years and over | 45 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 43.39 |
| All ages | 177 | 18 | 12 | 398 | 29.25 |
The figures show that 55 per cent, of the infants born in 1937 had been successfully vaccinated
by the end of January, 1939.
TABLE 43
| Of 182 of the 195 tuberculous patients found in 1938:— | |
| 7 | lived in the basement. |
| 50 | lived on the ground floor. |
| 40 | lived on the first floor. |
| 8 | lived on the second floor. |
| 9 | lived on the third floor. |
| 21 | lived on the top floor. |
| 20 | lived on more than one floor. |
| 27 | lived in the whole house. |