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London County Council 1959

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

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Table: Table TA—Tuberculosis—Statutory notifications by age groups, Administrative County of London, 1959

Table TA—Tuberculosis—Statutory notifications by age groups, Administrative County of London, 1959

Form of tuberculosis notifiedSexNumber of notifications of new cases of tuberculosis by ageTotal all ages
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75+
Pulmonary tuberculosisM.750272359173319283300359162601,822
F.940302676177246143104693814972
Other forms of tuberculosisM.—6103714271816652114
F.1435819402181146130
All forms of tuberculosisM.756372666187346301316365167621,936
F.10443331841962861641128042201,102

Table: Table T.5—Tuberculosis—Deaths in Administrative County of London, 1959

Table T.5—Tuberculosis—Deaths in Administrative County of London, 1959

Form of tuberculosisSexAge at deathTotal all ages
0—1—5—15—25—45—65—75+
Pulmonary tuberculosisM._2__181017147239
F.1———2224161174
Other forms of tuberculosisM.—31—641116
F.—1——173214
All forms of tuberculosisM._51_241057248255
F.11—2331191388

Table: Table T.6—Statutory notification of non-pulmonary tuberculosis—Distribution according to site and age, Administrative County of London, 1959

Table T.6—Statutory notification of non-pulmonary tuberculosis—Distribution according to site and age, Administrative County of London, 1959

Site of tuberculous lesionNumbers of notifications of new cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis by ageTotal all ages
0-45-1415-2425 +
Bones and joints48135782
Abdomen—18413
Peripheral glands39125175
Meninges and C.N.S.412815
Skin and erythema nodosum———22
Genito-urinary—2133651
Other sites——156
All sites112149163244