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 Battersea Borough]
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Table III. Mode of Onset in Pulmonary Cases.
Mode of Onset. | Number of Cases. | Percentage. |
---|---|---|
Cough | 109 | 69.42 |
"Influenza" | 6 | 3.82 |
Pleurisy | 9 | 5.73 |
Pleurisy with effusion | 2 | 1.28 |
Haemoptysis | 24 | 15.29 |
Other modes | 7 | 4.46 |
Total | 157 | 100.00 |
Table IV. Occupations in the 157 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Occupation. | No. of Patients. | Occupation. | No. of Patients |
---|---|---|---|
Housewives | 25 | Street Traders | 3 |
School Children | 9 | Depot Keeper | 1 |
At home | 2 | Turnstile Operator | 1 |
Domestic Workers | 6 | Compositor | 1 |
Porters | 3 | Brewer's Foreman | 1 |
Laundry Workers | 4 | Metal Polisher | 1 |
Clerks, Typists, &c. | 19 | Pianoforte Tuner | 1 |
Travellers | 2 | Stableman | 1 |
Salesmen, Shop Assistants, &c. | 12 | Surgical Boot-maker | 1 |
Road Sweeper | 1 | ||
Furriers | 2 | Coach Trimmer | 1 |
Tailors, Dressmakers, &c. | 10 | Van Guard | 1 |
Factory Workers | 7 | Laboratory Assistant | 1 |
Shopkeepers | 1 | Poster Artist | 1 |
Fitters, Turners, &c. | 8 | Nurse | 1 |
Motor Drivers | 3 | Packer | 1 |
Carpenters | 2 | Architect's Assistant | 1 |
Painters & Decorators | 4 | Cooper | 1 |
Plumbers | 1 | Stone Mason | 1 |
Labourers (various) | 11 | Nil | 2 |
Ex-service men | 3 |
Table V. Family History of Tuberculosis in Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Cases.
Near Relative. | Remote Relative. | No Family History. |
---|---|---|
62 | 9 | 116 |