Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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44 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1937.
TABLE XVIII.
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females | Males. | Females. | |
Under 1 year | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
1—5 | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5—10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | — | — | - | 1 |
10—15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — |
15—20 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | — | 1 |
20—25 | 40 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | — |
25—35 | 66 | 63 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
35—45 | 54 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 1 | _ |
45—55 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 2 | - |
55—65 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
65 upwards | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Totals | 275 | 215 | 51 | 58 | 120 | 77 | 16 | 12 |
Table XIX. shows the number of new cases of Nonpulmonary
Tuberculosis classified according to the part of the
body affected.
TABLE XTX.
Localisation of Disease. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
Brain | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Glands, Mesenteric | 3 | 9 | 12 |
Glands, Cervical | 13 | 15 | 28 |
Bones and Joints | 23 | 16 | 39 |
Other Parts | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Totals | 51 | 58 | 109 |