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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
Hammersmith 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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A SUMMRY OF Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis during the period 1st.January - 31st.December, 1969 Formal notifications - Number of primary notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
| Age | 0 | - 1 | 2-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory Males | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | |
| Females | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Non-respiratory Males | - | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Females | - | " | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 |
Cases of tuberculosis notified and deaths from tuberculosis - past ten years
| YEAR | Number of cases notified | Number of deaths | Number of cases on Register of Notifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non -Pulmonary | Total | |||
| 1960 | 169 | 25 | 194 | 11 | 2,757 |
| 1961 | 149 | 21 | 170 | 9 | 2,662 |
| 1962 | 142 | 19 | 161 | 15 | 2,664 |
| 1963 | 117 | 27 | 144 | 22 | 2,584 |
| 1964 | 121 | 14 | 135 | 11 | 2,570 |
| 1965 | 116 | 33 | 149 | 3 | 2,282 |
| 1966 | 89 | 19 | 108 | 15 | 2,007 |
| 1967 | 91 | 12 | 103 | 15 | 1,833 |
| 1968 | 90 | 16 | 106 | 36 | 1,810 |
| 1969 | 92 | 29 | 121 | 10 | 1,623 |
Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1960/69 (incl.)-139.1
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1960/69 (incl.) - 16.7