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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Tuberculosis
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952
The number of primary notifications of tuberculosis, those which became
known by means of death reports and transfers from other districts, and deaths
during the year, are given in the following three tables:-
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary - | ||||||||||||
| Males | - | 3 | 1 | - | 10 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 142 |
| Females | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 67 |
| Non-pulmonary - | ||||||||||||
| Males | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | _ | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 9 |
| Females | " | - | ¡ | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 12 |
| Totals | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 69 | 18 | 31 | 21 | 25 | 230 |
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 tb 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 24 | 25 to 35 | 35 t o 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary - | ||||||||||||
| Mai es | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 55 |
| Females | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | 31 |
| Non-pulmonary - | ||||||||||||
| Males | - | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | - | - | 4 |
| Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 93 |
*4 of these cases came to knowledge by means of special death reports, and 89 by
transfer from other districts.
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