Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 21.—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. | |
1—5 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
5—15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
15—25 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
25—35 | 10 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
35—45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
45—55 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
55—65 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
65 and upwards | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | - | - | - |
Totals | 39 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
* 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 22.—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 | 446 | 308 | 754 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 796 |
Number of cases notified to the Medical Officer of Health under the Regulations for the first time during the year | 22 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 42 | |
(c) | Number of cases removed from the Register during a preceding year which have been restored to the Register during the year | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 |
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 | 15 | 12 | 27 | - | 1 | 1 | 28 | |
(e) | Number of cases removed from the Register during the year | 80 | 49 | 129 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 140 |
Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year | 405 | 290 | 695 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 735 |
TABLE 23.—Diseased or Infirm Persons Removed to Hospital, etc.,Under Court Orders.
Persons | Age | Removed to | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Miss M. R. | 84 | Hospital | Emergency order for 3 weeks. Remained in hospital voluntarily at end of period. |
Miss M. L. | 91 | Hospital | Emergency order for 3 weeks. Remained in hospital voluntarily at end of period. |
TABLE 24.—Food Poisoning—Family and Other Outbreaks.
Causative Agent | Family Outbreaks | Other Outbreaks | Total number of cases | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Number of cases | Number | Number of cases | ||||
Notified | Otherwise ascertained | Notified | Otherwise ascertained | ||||
Salmonella-type: Enteritidis | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Causative Agent not identified | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 |
Totals | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 |