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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
Wimbledon 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| LIST A. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |
| Stales | 162 | 49 |
| Females | 160 | 38 |
| Totals | 322 | 87=409 |
Allowing, however, for "cures," "removals," etc., the final adjustment will more probably be as under:—
| LIST B. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |
| Males | 145 | 33 |
| Females | 157 | 24 |
| Totals | 302 | 57=359 |
The following table shows the number of new cases noti fied 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 year | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1- 5 „ | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5 - 10 „ | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 - 15 „ | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 15 - 20 „ | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 20 - 25 „ | 7 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 25 - 35 „ | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | 7 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 35 - 45 „ | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 45 - 55 ,, | 8 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 55 -65 „ | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 65 upwards | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 |