London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of Westminster 1970

[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 CASESDEATHS
PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
0—1
1—5122
5—1541
15—25882
25—35228641
35—451442111
45—551831111
55—652052111
65 and upwards173252
Age unknown13
Totals 1970.105371659152
1969944511129371

* 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.—Specimens Submitted to the Public Health Laboratory

Nature of SpecimenNumber ExaminedPositive Findings
Nasal, throat and hand swabs104Haemolytic Streptococci Staphylococcus Aureus18 6
Faeces943Shigella Sonnei26
Salmonella typhimurium78
Salmonella Agona7
Salmonella Isangi1
Salmonella Enteritidis1
Salmonella Bredeney1
Salmonella Senftenberg6
Salmonella Stanley29
S. typhi1
Clostridium Welchii16
Sputum1
Blood3
Urine42
Total1,093

(The total number of specimens examined during 1969 was 1,336)