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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 33
Table XVIII. gives details regarding the site of disease, sex,
and age grouping of these cases.
TABLE XVIII.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Under 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| 1—5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 |
| 5—10 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10—15 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 15—20 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | — | — |
| 20—25 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 25—35 | 56 | 62 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 1 | 5 |
| 35—45 | 53 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 1 | .1 |
| 45—55 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 55—65 | 13 | 15 | — | 2 | 12 | 11 | — | — |
| 65 upwards | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 232 | 231 | 71 | 63 | 135 | 134 | 28 | 22 |
Table XIX. shows the number of cases of non-pulmonary
tuberculosis classified according to the part of the body affected
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