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London County Council 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: TABLE T3 Tuberculosis—Statutory notifications by age groups, 1958

TABLE T3 Tuberculosis—Statutory notifications by age groups, 1958

Form of tuberculosis notifiedSexNumber of notifications of new cases of tuberculosis by ageTotal all ages
0—1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-r
Pulmonary tuberculosism.44335281022033543023593892552,074
F.33427299317424819310772491,029
Other forms of tuberculosis..M.4114129631241276126
F.11271010145028171020179
All forms of tuberculosism.85439401112093853263713962612,200
F.446343910318829822112482691,208

Table: Table T5—Tuberculosis—Deaths in Administrative County of London, 1958

Table T5—Tuberculosis—Deaths in Administrative County of London, 1958

Form of tuberculosisSexAge at deathTotal all ages
0-1-5—15-25-45-65 —75 +
Pulmonary tuberculosisM._-24301128140269
F._-—133312124110
Other forms of tuberculosisM.--1-856323
F.—-—12311118
All forms of tuberculosisM._-34381178743292
F.-235342235128

Table: Table T6—Statutory notification of non-pulmonary tuberculosis—Distribution according to site and age, Administrative County of London, 1958

Table T6—Statutory notification of non-pulmonary tuberculosis—Distribution according to site and age, Administrative County of London, 1958

Site of tuberculous lesionNumbers of notifications of new cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis by ageTotal all ages
0-45-1415-2425+
Bones and joints513126393
Abdomen1251422
Peripheral glands811165489
Meninges and C.N.S.94—417
Skin and erythema nodosum22138
Genito-urinary——45963
Other sites311813
All sites283339205305