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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 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: Table III. Mode of Onset in Pulmonary Cases.

Table III. Mode of Onset in Pulmonary Cases.

Mode of Onset.Number of Cases.Percentage.
Cough10969.42
"Influenza"63.82
Pleurisy95.73
Pleurisy with effusion21.28
Haemoptysis2415.29
Other modes74.46
Total157100.00

Table: Table IV. Occupations in the 157 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Table IV. Occupations in the 157 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Occupation.No. of Patients.Occupation.No. of Patients
Housewives25Street Traders3
School Children9Depot Keeper1
At home2Turnstile Operator1
Domestic Workers6Compositor1
Porters3Brewer's Foreman1
Laundry Workers4Metal Polisher1
Clerks, Typists, &c.19Pianoforte Tuner1
Travellers2Stableman1
Salesmen, Shop Assistants, &c.12Surgical Boot-maker1
Road Sweeper1
Furriers2Coach Trimmer1
Tailors, Dressmakers, &c.10Van Guard1
Factory Workers7Laboratory Assistant1
Shopkeepers1Poster Artist1
Fitters, Turners, &c.8Nurse1
Motor Drivers3Packer1
Carpenters2Architect's Assistant1
Painters & Decorators4Cooper1
Plumbers1Stone Mason1
Labourers (various)11Nil2
Ex-service men3

Table: Table V. Family History of Tuberculosis in Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Cases.

Table V. Family History of Tuberculosis in Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Cases.

Near Relative.Remote Relative.No Family History.
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