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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 19.—Tuberculosis: New Cases and Deaths.
| At agesyears | *NEW CASES | DEATHS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 0—1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1—5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 5—15 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15—25 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25—35 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| 35—45 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 45—55 | 24 | 4 | — | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 55—65 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
| 65 and upwards | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
| Totals | 82 | 44 | 5 | 5 7 | 3 | — | — | ||
| * 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.—Tuberculosis: Summary of Register.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | Total | |
| (a) Number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the beginning of the year | 508 | 377 | 885 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 962 |
| (b) Number of cases notified to the Medical Officer of Health under the Regulations for the first time during the year | 39 | 23 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 71 |
| (c) Number of cases removed from the Register during a preceding year which have been restored to the Register during the year | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| (d) Number of cases added to the Register during the year which have been brought to the notice of the Medical Officer of Health otherwise than by notification under the Regulations | 43 | 21 | 64 | 1 | — | 1 | 65 |
| (e) Number of cases removed from the Register during the year | 60 | 35 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 97 |
| (f) Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year | 535 | 391 | 926 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 1,012 |
TABLE 21.—Summary of Work of the Bacteriological Laboratory.
| Nature of Specimen and Examination | Positive | Negative | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throat and nasal swabs for— 13. diphtheriae | — | 9 | 9 |
| Haemolytic streptococci | 14 | 58 | 72 |
| Vincent's organisms | 3 | 1 | — |
| Vaginal swabs for— | |||
| Gonococci | — | 1 | 1 |
| Sputum for— | |||
| Tubercle bacilli | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Cough plates for— | |||
| H. pertussis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Faeces for— | |||
| Parasites | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Typhoid, paratyphoid, dysentery and food poisoning organisms | 32 | 382 | 414 |
| Cervical swabs for— | |||
| Trichomonas | 1 | — | 1 |
| Urethral swabs for— | |||
| Gonococci | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Foods for— | |||
| Food poisoning organisms | — | 58 | 58 |
| Swabs for— | |||
| Food poisoning organisms | — | 19 | 19 |
| Totals | 52 | 547 599 | |