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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
Wandsworth 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXXIII.
DIAGNOSIS AND AGE GROUPING OF ALL CONTACTS, EXAMINED FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING 1917.
| Age Periods. | Tuberculous. | Non-Tuberculous. | Totals. | Percentage of Contacts found to be tuberculousatage period | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Under 1 year | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... |
| 1 and under 2 years | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| 2 and under 5 years | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 30 | 55 | 25 | 30 | 55 | ... |
| 5 and under 10 years | ... | 3 | 3 | 54 | 56 | 110 | 54 | 59 | 113 | 2.6 |
| 10 and under 15 years | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 40 | 84 | 45 | 41 | 86 | 2 |
| 15 and under 20 years | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 |
| 20 and under 25 years | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 28 |
| 25 and under 35 years | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 20 |
| 35 and under 45 years | 4 | ... | 4 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 9.5 |
| 45 and under 65 years | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 17 | ... |
| 65 years and upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Totals | 22 | 8 | 30 | 160 | 240 | 400 | 182 | 248 | 430 | 6.9 |
| Under 15 years | 2 | 4 | 6 | 133 | 135 | 268 | 135 | 139 | 274 | 2.1 |
| 15 years and upwards | 20 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 105 | 132 | 47 | 109 | 156 | 15 |
| Totals | 22 | 8 | 30 | 160 | 240 | 400 | 182 | 248 | 430 | 69 |