[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon] page 36

Wimbledon 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: The following table shows the number of new cases notified during the year, and the number of deaths from tuberculous diseases.

Download table as:

The following table shows the number of new cases notified during the year, and the number of deaths from tuberculous diseases.

	NEW CASES.				DEATHS.
	Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.		Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males	Females.
	Under 1 vear	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
1— 5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5 — 10	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-
10—15 ,,	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-
15 — 20 „	3	3	-	2	i	5	-	1
20 — 25 „	2	8	-	2	-	4	-	3
25 — 35 ,,	8	11	-	1	i	6	-	1
35 — 45 ,,	9	3	-	-	6	1	-	-
45 — 55 ,,	6	2	-	-	7	¹	-	-
55 — 65 „	2	4	-	-	2	2	-	-
65 upwards	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
Totals ...	30	33	1	c	17	20	2	6

Text

Copy text to clipboard

Of tli'C 37 deaths fironi Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 13 died
outside the district (6 males and 7 females), i.e., notification of
death was transferred to Wimbledon. Of the 8 Non-Pulmonary
deaths, 1 male and 1 females died outside the district.
Of the 8 non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis deaths, 4 were due to
Meningitis, and one each to Peritonitis, Kidney infection, Endocarditis,
and General Tuberculosis.
LABORATORY WORK.
Bacteriological examinations of pathological specimens and
the use of antitoxin, were first undertaken in the Wimbledon
area about 1896.

Table: The number of specimens of serum, sputum and blood submitted for bacteriological examination during the year in doubtful cases of diphtheria, pulmonary tuberculosis and typhoid fever, and the result of such examinations are given below.

Download table as:

The number of specimens of serum, sputum and blood submitted for bacteriological examination during the year in doubtful cases of diphtheria, pulmonary tuberculosis and typhoid fever, and the result of such examinations are given below.

	Bacteria Found.	Bacteria Not Found	total.
Diphtheria Secretion	84	999	1083
Phthisis (Sputum)	18	101	119
	Reaction Obtained.	Reaction Not obtained.	Total.
Typhoid (Blood)	3	21	24

London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Wimbledon 1925

Table: The following table shows the number of new cases notified during the year, and the number of deaths from tuberculous diseases.

Text

Table: The number of specimens of serum, sputum and blood submitted for bacteriological examination during the year in doubtful cases of diphtheria, pulmonary tuberculosis and typhoid fever, and the result of such examinations are given below.