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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 1967
[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 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| &—15 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15—25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 25—35 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 | — | _ | _ | _ |
| 35—45 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ |
| 45—55 | 18 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | _ | — |
| 55—65 | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | _ | _ |
| 65 and upwards | 17 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Age unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals 1967 | 77 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | — |
| 1966 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Breast infection | 1 |
| Mastitis | 3 |
| Urinary tract infection | 6 |
| Unspecified or unknown | 78 |
| Total | 88 |
(There were 190 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia in 1966 )