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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
Marylebone 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 19.—Tuberculosis: New Cases and Deaths.
| At ages— years | ‡ new cases | deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0—1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1—5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5—15 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 15—25 | 9 | 12 | - | 3 | - | - | — | — |
| 25—35 | 15 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | — |
| 35—45 | 18 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 45—55 | 13 | 4 | — | - | 2 | - | - | — |
| 55—65 | 6 | 3 | — | - | 3 | - | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 70 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | — | — |
| ‡ Including all primary notifications and also any other new cases of tuberculosis which came to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year. | ||||||||
TABLE 20.—Summary of Work of the Bacteriological Laboratory.
| Nature of Specimen and Examination | Positive | Negative | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throat and nasal swabs for— | |||
| B. diphtheriae | — | 22 | 22 |
| Haemolytic streptococci | 8 | 43 | 51 |
| Vincent's organisms | 2 | - | 2 |
| Vaginal swabs for— | |||
| Gonococci | - | 3 | 3 |
| Sputum for— | |||
| Tubercle bacilli | - | 7 | 7 |
| Laryngeal swabs for— | |||
| H. pertussis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Faeces for— | |||
| Parasites | 1 | - | 1 |
| Typhoid, paratyphoid, dysentery and food poisoning organisms | 20 | 237 | 257 |
| Cervical swabs for— | |||
| Trichomonas | 3 | - | 3 |
| Urethral swabs for— | |||
| Gonococci | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Foods for— | |||
| Food poisoning organisms | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Totals | 39 | 336 | 375 |