London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Kingston upon Thames 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The following table gives an analysis by age groups of the new cases and deaths from tuberculosis during the year:
| Category | New Cases | Deaths | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male - Female | Under 1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-24 years | 25- 34 years | 35-44 years | 45-54 years | 55-64 years | 65 and over | TOTAL | Under 1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-24 years | 25- 34 vears | 35-44 years | 45- 54 years | 55-64 years | 65 and over | TOTAL | |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | M | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | 3 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| T | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | |
| Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | M | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| T | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mass Radiography
The following is a summary of the work of the Mass Radiography
Units in the borough:
Total persons X-rayed 6798
Cases found to be suffering
from tuberculosis 3 (all males)
Cases found to be suffering
from lung cancer 13 (all males)