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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 5.—Tuberculosis: New Cases and Deaths
| At ages— years | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0—1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1—5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5—15 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15—25 | 12 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25—35 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 35—45 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 45—55 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 55—65 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 65 and upwards | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Age unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 111 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
* 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.—Puerperal Pyrexia: Analysis of Causes
| Cause | Number of cases |
|---|---|
| Genital tract infection | 23 |
| Uterine infection | 12 |
| Urinary tract infection | 12 |
| Wound infection | 4 |
| Chest infection | 2 |
| Reaction to anaesthetic and blood transfusion | 4 |
| Post Caesarean section | 2 |
| Septicaemia | 2 |
| E. coli | 2 |
| Enteritis | 1 |
| Streptococcus Faecalis | 1 |
| Anaerobic streptococci | 1 |
| Haemolytic streptococcal infection | 1 |
| Streprococcal septicaemia | 1 |
| Infected Haematoma | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 |
| Post Partum reaction | 1 |
| Unspecified or unknown | 119 |
| Total | 190 |