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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Mode of Onset in Pulmonary Cases.
Mode of Onset. | Number of Cases. | Percentage. |
---|---|---|
Cough | 81 | 53.64 |
"Influenza" | 8 | 5.30 |
Pleurisy | 10 | 6.62 |
Pleurisy with effusion | 2 | 1.33 |
Haemoptysis | 40 | 26.49 |
Other modes | 10 | 6.62 |
Totals | 151 | 100.00 |
Table IV. Occupations in the 151 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Occupation. | No. of Patients. | Occupation. | No. of Patients. |
---|---|---|---|
Housewives | 39 | Journalists | 2 |
Domestic Workers | 13 | Compositor | 1 |
Dressmakers, Tailors, &c. | 5 | Printer | 1 |
School Children | 5 | Insurance Agent | 1 |
Clerks, Typists, &c. | 19 | School Teacher | 1 |
Messengers | 3 | Telephonist | 1 |
Postmen | 2 | Greengrocer | 1 |
Shop Assistants, Travellers, | Gardener | 1 | |
&c. | 6 | Checker | 1 |
Motor Drivers | 3 | Soldier | 1 |
Engineers | 3 | Packer | 1 |
Warehousemen | 4 | Pottery Worker | 1 |
Painters and Decorators | 6 | Furrier's Assistant | 1 |
Labourers (various) | 10 | Laundry Worker | 1 |
Bakers | 2 | French Polisher | 1 |
Factory Workers (various) | 7 | Carpenter | 1 |
Street Traders | 2 | Waiter | 1 |
Licensed Victuallers | 2 | Nil | 2 |
Table V. Family History of Tuberculosis in Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Cases.
Near Relative. | Remote Relative. | No Family History. | |
---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | 48 | 7 | 96 |
Non-Pulmonary | 7 | 3 | 32 |
Totals | 55 | 10 | 128 |