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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
Wembley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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No. admitted to hospitals No. discharged from hospitals
or Sanatoria: or Sanatoria:
79 91
During the year 188 cases removed from register. At 31st
December 781 names remained on register—689 pulmonary and 92
non-pulmonary.
Of 49 deaths from tuberculosis, one not notified during life
(2.04%).
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| No. of Deaths. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Under one year | — | — | — | - |
| 1 to 4 years | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5 to 14 years | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 24 years | 5 | 7 | — | 1 |
| 25 to 34 years | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| 35 to 44 years | 6 | 7 | — | — |
| 45 to 54 years | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 to 64 years | — | 2 | — | — |
| 65 and over | 4 | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 20 | — | 2 |
| Examinations made. | Quarter ending | Total for 12 months. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/3/45. | 30/6/45. | 30/9/45. | 31/12/45. | ||
| Throat swabs— | |||||
| Diphtheria | 56 (of which 4 were positive) | 63 | 77 (of which 3 were positive) | 51 | 247 (of which 7—2.83% were positive) |
| Hemolytic streptococci | 52 (of which 21 were positive) | 59 (of which 36 were positive) | 59 (of which 29 were positive) | 41 (of which 27 were positive) | 211 (of which 113— 53.55% were |
| Vincents angina | 13 (of which 5 were positive) | 18 (of which 2 were positive) | 20 (of which 4 were positive) | 29 (of which 5 were positive) | positive) 80 (of which 16 were positive) |