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 Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
Tuberculosis: Notification. 1913.
Head and Neck | 10 | Respiratory System | 624 |
Meninges | 9 | Lung | 619 |
Nasal Sinuses | 1 | Larynx | 5 |
Digestive System | 5 | Urinary System | 4 |
Bowels | 2 | ||
Kidney | 2 | ||
Peritoneum | 3 | ||
Bladder | 2 | ||
Organs of Generation | 1 | ||
Testicle | 1 | Cutaneous System | 6 |
Lymphatic System | 89 | Osseous System | 42 |
Head and Neck | 79 | Head and Neck | 3 |
Thorax | 1 | Thorax | 2 |
Axilla | 2 | Spine | 27 |
Groin, Inguinal, Femoral | 3 | Arm, Hand | 2 |
Not specified | 4 | Leg, Foot | 8 |
"Generalised" Tuberculosis 3. |
Larynx. | Bowels. | Peritoneum. | Spine. | Arm, Hand. | Leg, Foot. | Skin. | Cervical Glands. | Axillary Glands. | Inguinal Glands. | Mesenteric Gland: | Totals. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meninges | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
Lungs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | _ | 42 |
Spine | — | – | – | _ | 1 | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 |
Cervical Lymphatic Glands | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Bowels. | Cervical Glands. | Cervical Glands. | Axillary Glands. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lungs | 1 | 1 |
In 26 instances of "repeat" notifications additional manifestations of the disease were reported.
Those notifications have been analysed on the same system, with the result given below.
Tuberculosis : Notifications. 1913. Secondary Certificates.
Secondary Sites. | (Cutaneous System. | Upper Extremities. | Cervical Glands. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larynx. | Lungs. | Peritoneum. | Uterus. | Vertebras, Hip. | Leg. | Cervical Glands. | Mesenteric Glands. | Generalised. | Arm and Foot. | |||||
Primary Site. | Lungs | 3 | _ | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Vertebrae, Hip | — | 1 | – | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | – | – | |||
Cervical Glands | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | – | _ | _ | _ | – | – |