London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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TABLE 5.—T uberculosis: N ew C ases and D eaths
| At ages— years | *NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0—1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1—5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5—15 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15—25 | 17 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25—35 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 35—45 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 45—55 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 55—65 | 20 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 65 and upwards | 12 | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Age unknown | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 119 | 52 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
* Including all primary notifications and also any other new cases of tuberculosis which
came to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year.
TABLE 6. — P uerperal P yrexia: A nalysis of C auses
| Cause | Number of cases |
|---|---|
| Haemolytic streptococcal infection | 1 |
| Wound infection (Caesarean section) | 3 |
| Genital tract infection | 9 |
| Uterine infection | 2 |
| Chest infection | 2 |
| Salmonella infection | 1 |
| Urinary tract infection | 2 |
| Breast engorgement | 1 |
| Streptococcal septicaemia | 1 |
| Perineal infection | 1 |
| Unspecified or unknown | 108 |
| Total | 131 |
TABLE 7.—Specimens Submitted to the Public Health Laboratory
| Nature of Specimen | Number Examined | Positive Findings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal, throat and mouth swabs | 284 | Haemophilus Influenzae | 1 |
| Haemolytic Streptococci | 21 | ||
| Staphylococcus Aureus | 8 | ||
| Monilia | 6 | ||
| Faeces | 910 | Shigella Sonnei | 64 |
| Shigella Flexneri | 3 | ||
| B.Coli 0127 | 1 | ||
| 055 | 1 | ||
| 0111 | 1 | ||
| 026 | 2 | ||
| Salmonella Anatum | 1 | ||
| Salmonella Derby | 1 | ||
| Salmonella Heidelberg | 10 | ||
| Salmonella typhi-murium | 16 | ||
| Salmonella typhi | 10 | ||
| Clostridium Welchii | 1 | ||
| Urine | 57 | ||
| Sputum | 3 | ||