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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 24.—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 | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| 5—15 | 2 | 2 | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| 15—25 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — |
| 25—35 | 12 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 35—45 | 9 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | — | — |
| 45—55 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 55—65 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 65 and upwards | 6 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 49 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 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.
TABLE 25.—Tuberculosis : Summary of Register.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||
| (a) Number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the beginning of the year | 569 | 419 | 988 | 36 | 50 | 86 | 1,074 |
| (b) Number of cases notified to the Medical Officer of Health under the Regulations for the first time during the year | 20 | 211 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| (c) Number of cases removed from the Register during a preceding year which have been restored to the Register during the year | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| (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 | 29 | 10 | 39 | - | 2 | 2 | 41 |
| (e) Number of cases removed from the Register during the year | 82 | 53 | 135 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 142 |
| (f) Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year | 539 | 398 | 937 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 1,020 |
| *Includes one notification after death. | |||||||
TABLE 26.—Summary of Work of the Bacteriological Laboratory.
| Nature of Specimen and Examination | Positive | Negative | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throat and nasal swabs for— | |||
| B. diphtheriae | — | 74 | 74 |
| Haemolytic streptococci | — | 53 | 53 |
| Vincent's organisms | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sputum for— | |||
| Tubercle bacilli | - | 7 | 7 |
| Faeces for— | |||
| Parasites, typhoid, paratyphoid, dysentery and food poisoning organisms | 6 | 115 | 121 |
| Foods for— | |||
| Food poisoning organisms | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Swabs for— | |||
| Food poisoning organisms | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 9 | 266 | 275 |