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Hammersmith 1966

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

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TABLE 6 HAMMERSMITH CHEST CLINIC -SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING 1966

AGE PERIODSFORMAL NOTIFICATIONS
Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases of Tuberculosis
0-1-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75+Total (all ages)
Respiratory, Males--21221299135560
Respiratory, Females--11--793232129
Non-Respiratory, Males---1--111-2-17
Non-Respiratory, Females333111--12

TABLE 7 HAMMERSMITH CHEST CLINIC -CASES NOTIFIED AND DEATHS IN THE PAST TEN YEARS

YearNo. of Cases NotifiedNo. of DeathsNo. of Cases on Register of Notifications
PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
195628720307312,939
195724224266322,881
195821516231322,849
195921814232222,843
196016925194112,757
19611492117092,662
196214219161152,664
196311727144222,582
196412114135112,570
19651163314932,282
1966891910815*1,377

Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1956/1965 (inclusive) — 198.9
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1956/1965 (inclusive) — 18.8
* This figure is for Hammersmith Chest Clinic only — previous figures
are for Fulham and Hammersmith Chest Clinics added together.
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