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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 26.—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—5 | 3 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| 5—15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15—25 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25—35 | 15 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 35—45 | 10 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 45—55 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 55—65 | 9 | 2 | - | — | 1 | - | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 4 | - | - | 7 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 62 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — |
* 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.
† The figures shown are in respect of deaths from all causes of registered tuberculous
patients and do not necessarily correspond with the numbers given in other tables as
due to tuberculosis.
TABLE 27.—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 | 553 | 414 | 967 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 1,053 |
| (b) Number of cases notified to the Medical Officer of Health under the Regulations for the first time during the year | 38 | 19 | 571 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 60* |
| (c) Number of cases removed from the Register during a preceding year which have been restored to the Register during the year | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| (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 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 1 | - | 1 | 38 |
| (e) Number of cases removed from the Register during the year | 49 | 29 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 82 |
| (f) Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year | 569 | 419 | 988 | 36 | 50 | 86 | 1,074 |
* Includes 2 notifications after death.
TABLE 28.—Summary of Work of the Bacteriological Laboratory.
| Nature of Specimen and Examination | Positive | Negative | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throat and nasal swabs for— | |||
| B. diphtheriae | — | 30 | 30 |
| Haemolytic streptococci | 10 | 35 | 45 |
| Vincent's organisms | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Sputum for— | |||
| Tubercle bacilli | — | 11 | 11 |
| Faeces for— | |||
| Parasites, typhoid, paratyphoid, dysentery and food poisoning organisms | 6 | 196 | 202 |
| Foods for— | |||
| Food poisoning organisms | — | 11 | 11 |
| Swabs for— | |||
| Food poisoning organisms | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| Totals | 19 | 307 | 326 |