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London County Council 1963

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

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Table: Table T.6 —Statutory notification of non-pulmonary tuberculosis—Distribution according to site and age. Administrative Countv of London, 1963

Table T.6 —Statutory notification of non-pulmonary tuberculosis—Distribution according to site and age. Administrative Countv of London, 1963

Abdomen——51318
Bones and joints13113550
Skin and erythema nodosum——123
Peripheral glands592770111
Genito-urinary1—134862
Other sites—1247
All sites111664175266

Table: Table T.7— Patients on the registers —1954-1963

Table T.7— Patients on the registers —1954-1963

At 31st Dec.1954195519561957195819591960196119621963
Pulmonary:
Males18,89719,30019,71519,94620,30819,55319,38018,75918,15317,379
Females15,57615,84615,92815,83615,59714,85814,49713,83313,17112,456
Other forms:
Males1,4421,3711,3391,2741,2931,1581,1631,1431,1231,098
Females1,7091,7041,7101,7091,6741,5551,5271,4731,4021,368
Total37,62438,22138,69238,76538,87237,12436,56735,20833,84932,301
No. per 1,000 of population11.311.611.811.912.111.611.411.110.610.1

Table: Table T.8— Summary of investigations into tuberculosis 'incidents' at Council establishmentsin 1963

Table T.8— Summary of investigations into tuberculosis 'incidents' at Council establishments

in 1963

EstablishmentNotified caseChildrenAdults
Tuberculin testedPositive reactorsX-rayedAbnormalX-rayedAbnormal
Day SchoolTeacher2602377336-
Teacher3733-12-
Nursery assistant4611-1-
Pupil27844320-40-
Teacher3155-11-
Pupil312525210-
Pupil9626---
Pupil19514-3-
Domestic----2-
Pupils and staff1,289735797291333
Teacher and pupil35431222
Total (11)2,0358511,271352705
CollegeStudent15112---
Kitchen helper----41-
Total (2)15112-41-
Welfare centreClerk----5-
Welfare homeNeedlewoman----6-
Total (2)----11-
Grand Total (15)2,0508621,273353225