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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
Barnes 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 31.—Tuberculosis: New Cases and Mortality, 1945.
| Age-Periods. | New Cases.* | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| Male | Fem'le | Male | Fem'le | Male | Fem'le | Male | Fem'le | |
| 0-1 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 „ | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-10 „ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10-15 „ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15-20 „ | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 20-25 „ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25-35 „ | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 35-45 „ | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 45-55 „ | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| 55-65 „ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 „ and over | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| All ages | 32 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
* In addition to primary notifications, all other new cases coming to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health are included in these figures.
Incidence-rate—Pulmonary All froms 1.29
Non-pulmonary 0.17
Death-rate -Pulmonary Non pulmonary 0 43 0.12 All froms 0.55
Table 32.—Tuberculosis: Institutional Treatment. Admissions during 1945 were as under:—
| Form of Disease. | Surrey County Council | Other Sanatoria | General Hospitals | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanatoria | Hospitals | ||||
| Pulmonary | 8 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 50 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 2 | - | — | 5 | 7 |
| Totals | 10 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 57 |
Number of patients admitted :
Pulmonary 42
Non-pulmonary 7