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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 4.—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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1—5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5—15 | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 15—25 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| 25—35 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 35—45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 45—55 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 55—65 | 22 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 65 and upwards | 13 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Age unknown | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals 1968 | 100 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1967 | 77 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | — |
* 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 5.—Puerperal Pyrexia: Analysis of Causes
| Cause | Number of cases |
|---|---|
| Pharyngitis | 1 |
| Caesarean section | 3 |
| Haemolytic streptococcal infection | 1 |
| Urticarial rash | 1 |
| Breast engorgement | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 2 |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 |
| Pyelonephritis | 1 |
| Unspecified or unknown | 73 |
| Total | 86 |
(Puerperal Pyrexia ceased to be notifiable from 1st October 1968.
There were 88 cases in 1967.)