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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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(2) Group T.B. plus. In those cases Tubercle bacilli have been
found in the sputum at some time.
Group T.B. plus is sub-divided under three headings : —
Group I.—Early cases.
Group II.—Intermediate cases.
Group III.—Advanced cases.
A.—Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Age Groups.
| Years. | 0-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-25 | 26-35 | 36-45 | 46-55 | 56-65 | over 65 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group T.B. minus | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 95 | |||
| Group T.B. plus | Group I | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| Group II | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 39 | |||
| Group III | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 154 | |||
| B.—Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Age Groups. | |||||||||||||
| Years. | 0-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-25 | 26-35 | 36-45 | 46-55 | 56-65 | over 65 | Total | |||
| Bones and joints | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | - | 6 | |||
| Abdominal | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
| Peripheral glands | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |||
| Skin &other organs | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | -— | — | 18 | |||
| C.—Mode of Onset in Pulmonary Cases. | |||||||||||||
| Mode of Onset | Number of Cases | Percentage | |||||||||||
| Cough | 34 | 22.08 | |||||||||||
| Influenza | 4 | 2.60 | |||||||||||
| Pleurisy | 11 | 7.14 | |||||||||||
| Pleurisy with effusion | 1 | 0.65 | |||||||||||
| Haemoptysis | 21 | 13.63 | |||||||||||
| Other modes | 83 | 53.90 | |||||||||||
| Totals | |||||||||||||
| 154 | 100.00 | ||||||||||||