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 Hendon]
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CHEST DISEASE
Notification of Tuberculosis
The following table shows the number of cases of tuberculosis notified for the first time during the year 19 59, and transfers into the district.
TABLE XIV.
Age Group in years | Respiratory | Non Respiratory | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Males | Females | TOTAL | |||||
New Cases | Transfers into District | New Cases | Transfers into District | New Cases | Transfers into District | New Cases | Transfers into District | ||
Under 5 years | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
5—14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
15—24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | 22 |
25—44 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 68 |
45—64 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 35 |
65 & over | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 19 |
Age unknown | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
TOTAL | 50 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 156 |
The ward distribution of tuberculosis for the year 1959 is shown below. The
figures refer to primary notifications only and do not include cases transferred
into the district.
TABLE XV.
WARD | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mill Hill | Burnt Oak | West Hendon | Central London | Park | Golders Green | Garden Suburb | Childs Hill | Edgware | TOTAL | |
Respiratory | 12 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 83 |
Non Resp i ratory | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 9 |
TOTAL | 14 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 92 |