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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 4.—Tuberculosis: New Cases and Deaths
| At ages- | +NEWCASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| years | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 0-1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1-5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5-15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15-25 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 -35 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 - 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 45 -55 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 55-65 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 16 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
| Age unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals 1971 | 81 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 2 | — | — |
| 1970 | 105 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
†lncluding 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 Ex—Specimens Submitted to the Public Health Laboratory
| Nature of Specimen | Number Examined | Positive Findings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal, throat and hand swabs | 72 | Hæmolytic Streptococci | 19 | |
| Staphylococcus Aureus | ||||
| Candida Albicans | 3 | |||
| Vincents Organisms | 1 | |||
| Faeces | 557 | Shigella Sonnei | 36 | |
| Salmonella typhimurium | 30 | |||
| Salmonella Blockley | 1 | |||
| Salmonella Reading | 7 | |||
| Salmonella Indiana | 3 | |||
| Salmonella Bredeney | 4 | |||
| Salmonella Senftenberg | 1 | |||
| Salmonella Stanley | 3 | |||
| Salmonella Hadar | 1 | |||
| Salmonella St. Paul | 1 | |||
| Salmonella Heidelberg | 4 | |||
| Salmonella Johannesburg | 1 | |||
| Salmonella typhi | 11 | |||
| Clostridium Welchii | 24 | |||
| E. Coli 026 | 1 | |||
| Giardia Intestinalis | 1 | |||
| Urine | 58 | |||
| Total | 687 | |||
(The total number of specimens examined during 1970 was 1,093)