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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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T uberculosis.
Table XVI. gives details regarding the site of disease, sex,
and age grouping of these cases.
TABLE XVI.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Under 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1— 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 7 |
| 5—10 | 5 | — | 26 | 15 | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| 10—15 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 15—20 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 20—25 | 41 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 2 | — |
| 25—35 | 66 | 67 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 2 |
| 35—45 | 72 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 45—55 | 48 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 4 | — |
| 55—65 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 upwards | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | - | 1 |
| Total | 295 | 236 | 84 | 77 | 125 | 119 | 30 | 20 |
Table XVII. shows the number of cases of Non-Pulmonary
Tuberculosis classified according to the part of the body affected.