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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
Woolwich 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 50.
Tuberculosis—New Cases and Mortality, 1934.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0-1 year | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1-5 years | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — |
| 5-10 years | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 10-15 years | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 15-20 years | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 20-25 years | 16 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 25-35 years | 34 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | — |
| 35-45 years | 23 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 11 | — | 1 |
| 45-55 years | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| 55-65 years | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 65 and upwards | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 138 | 104 | 41 | 20 | 76 | 44 | 15 | 11 |
The following Table No. 51, shows the site of the disease in patients notified each year since 1930.
TABLE No. 51.
| Year. | Lungs. | Meninges. | Intestines and Peritoneum. | Glands. | Joints. | Spine. | Other Forms. | All Forms. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 244 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 299 |
| 1931 | 229 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 280 |
| 1932 | 235 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 283 |
| 1933 | 207 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 252 |
| 1934 | 219 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 269 |