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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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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-Pulmonarv. | |||||
| 1 Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Malrs | Females. | |
| Under 1 rear | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | — |
| — | 1 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 15 — 20 ,, | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| 20 — 25 ,, | 1 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 25 — 35 ,, | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — |
| 35 — 45 ,, | 8 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 45 — 55 ,, | 1 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| 55 — 65 ,, | 1 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 65 upwards1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |||
| Totals | 29 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations
1925.—No action was necessary in regard to tuberculous
employees in the milk trade.
Public Health Act, 1925, Section 6'2.—Gases arose in which
careful consideration was given to the advisability of steps being
taken under Section 62 of the Public Health Act, 1925. Although
the patients had been discharged from sanatoria with the disease
arrested, they were undoubtedly capable of transmitting the
infection. The home conditions were very unsatisfactory, owing
to the limited accommodation and to the number of children
present in the house. Eventually it was found possible to get
the patients into suitable institutions and it was not found necessary
to take other measures.
Difficulty often arises where patients are discharged from
sanatoria with the disease still in an infective state. In most
cases it has been possible to arrange for the patient to occupy
a separate bedroom, thus limiting the chances of spreading
the infection.
61 cases of tuberculosis were notified in 1930. 21 cases
were admitted to sanatoria or hospitals. 41 deaths from tuberculosis
occurred during the year.
42