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Report of the Medical Officer of Health 145
The Tables dealing with ages, duration of illness and occupation
are self explanatory, but the Tables dealing with personal and
family history are more complicated and require some explanation.
These Tables are to be read as follows:—
In the Table dealing with males, at ages 35-55 years it will be
seen that 33 cases were notified. Of these, 13 parents died from
Consumption, three died from other diseases, while the history of
50 parents could not be ascertained. In the next two columns,
under the head of brothers and sisters, it was ascertained that
three brothers or sisters were alive suffering from the disease,
while 20 had died. At these ages it will be noted in the next two
columns that the wives of 29 were alive and well, while four were
dead, but not of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, while of the patient's
children three were alive suffering and four dead, while 98 were
alive and not affected.
At the other ages the Table is to be read in the same way.
Among the total number of males, viz. : 121, five parents
were alive but affected, while 43 had died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
87 parents were alive and not affected, while 11 had died,
but not of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Among the total number of
females, viz. : 101, five parents were alive but affected, while 25
had died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. 76 parents were alive and
not affected, while 20 had died, but not of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The following Table, required by the Local Government Board,
is here inserted.
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