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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Among the total number of females viz.—261, nine had
parents alive affected, while 59 had died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis;
278 parents were alive and not affected, while 173 had died, but not
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Of the total of 610 patients male and female, married and unmarried,
14 had parents alive affected, while 136 parents had died
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Taking the column dealing with brothers and sisters, among
males we find 25 had brothers and sisters alive affected, while 79
had died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis; and among females 41 had
brothers or sisters alive affected, while 70 had died of Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, or a total among males and females of 59 who had
brothers or sisters alive affected, while 149 had died of Pulmonary
Tuberculosis.
With regard to the notification of cases of non-pulmonary
Tuberculosis, in all 199 cases were notified, 30 from Clapham, 10 from
Putney, 46 from Streatham, 40 from Tooting, and 73 from Wandsworth.
10 O these were under one year of age, 49 from one and under
five years, 79 from five and under 15 years, 23 from 15 and under
25 years 27 from 25 and under 45 years, 10 from 45 and under 65
years, and one over 65 years.
Table LXVII shows the number of these cases notified classified
according to the part of the body affected, as well as the number of
deaths in each class.
The total deaths, viz., 68 do not correspond with the total
number on Table LIX, as seven were registered as having died from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis and are included under that heading, six
cases died from other causes, three cases which died in 1914 were
not notified till 1915 while in the case of seven deaths which
occurred in Institutions outside the Borough, no notifications
could be obtained