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Lambeth 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED
DURING THE YEAR
| AGE | RESPIRATORY | OTHER | MENINGES, and C.N.S. | TOTAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 1 year | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 2-4 years | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 5-9 years | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 10-14 years | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 15-19 years | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 20-24 years | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 25-34 years | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 25 |
| 35-44 years | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 17 |
| 45-54 years | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| 55-64 years | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| 65-74 years | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| 75 and over | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Age unknown | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| TOTAL | 55 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 1 | - | 100 |
Male Female
Cases of fatal tuberculosis not 3
notified before death.
I am indebted to Dr. C.F. Price for the following report on the work of
St. Francis' Chest Clinic for the year:-
REPORT ON CHEST CLINIC WORK 1969
"The following tables are extracts from the Annual Return of Chest
Clinic work as now prepared for the Department of Health and Social Security.
It includes cases with evidence of tuberculosis not notified under the
Tuberculosis Regulations but requiring Chest Clinic observation and advice.