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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 53. Tuberculosis—-New Cases and Mortality, 1936.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0-1 year | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 1-5 years | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 5-10 years | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 10-15 years | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 15-20 years | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 20-25 years | 15 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 25-35 years | 37 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | — | 1 |
| 35-45 years | 18 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 45-55 years | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | — |
| 55-65 years | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | — |
| 65 and upwards | 6 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| 138 | 98 | 17 | 25 | 67 | 37 | 7 | 5 | |
The following Table, No. 54, shows the site of disease in patients notified, each
year since 1932.
TABLE No. 54.
| Year. | Lungs. | Meninges. | Intestines and Peritoneum. | Glands. | Joints. | Spine. | Other Forms. | All Causes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1935 | 209 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 242 |
| 1936 | 217 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 253 |