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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
Battersea 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Age Periods | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 3 | — | 4 |
| „ Females | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| „ Females | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | ||
The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below :—
| Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | ||
| Death Returns {i.e., from Local Registrars, or transferable deaths from Registrar General) | 4 | 4 | |
| "Transfers" from other areas (other than transferable deaths) | 1 | 2 | |
| Forms C and D (in respect of cases not previously known to the M.O.H.) | 2 | — | |
| Other sources, e.g., posthumous notifications | 6 | 4 | |
Note.—New cases of tuberculosis first coming to knowledge otherwise than by formal notification may in some instances afterwards be formally notified on Form A
or Form B. Should such formal notification be received within the same year as that in which the case first came to the knowledge of the M.O.H., it should be recorded
in Cols. (2.13) or (15.18) of the Summary of Notifications overleaf, and NOT in the supplemental return UNLESS such formal notification was improperly made, e.g., after death
of the person.
In the event of a formal notification being received in respect of a person recorded in the supplemental returns for a previous year, such notification should NOT be
recorded in Cols. (2.13) or (15.18), of the Summary overleaf, but ONLY in Col. (14) or Col. (19), whichever is appropriate.
No case should be included both in the Summary of Notifications and in the Supplementary return for the same year.