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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
St Pancras 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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In the next table the new cases notified during 1914 are classified according to the part of the body affected and according to age and sex.
| Location of Disease. | Ages. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—5 | 5-15 | 15 and upwards. | |||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 9 | 12 | 31 | 28 | 535 | 278 | 893 |
| Phthisis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute Phthisis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | 12 | 31 | 28 | 535 | 278 | 893 | |
| Glands | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 41 |
| Meninges | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 13 |
| Bones and Joints | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 40 |
| Lupus | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Other Organs | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 15 | 13 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 121 | |
| Total all forms of Tuberculosis | 24 | 25 | 56 | 48 | 563 | 298 | 1014 |