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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 31.—Tuberculosis: New Cases and Mortality, 1946.
| Age-Periods. | New Cases.* | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonarv. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| Male | Fem'le | Male | Fem'le | Male | Fem'le | Male | Fem'le | |
| 0-1 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-10 „ | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10-15 „ | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 15-20 „ | - | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | — | - |
| 20-25 „ | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — |
| 25-35 „ | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 35-45 „ | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 45-55 „ | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55-65 „ | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 65 ,, and over | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| All ages | 30 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — |
Table 32.—Tuberculosis: Institutional Treatment. Admissions during 1946 were as under:—
| Form of Disease. | Surrey County Council | Other Sanatoria | General Hospitals | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanatoria | Hospitals | ||||
| Pulmonary | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 44 |
| Non-Pulmonary | -— | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Totals | 2 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 50 |
Number of patients admitted:
Pulmonary 37
Non-pulmonary 6
*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 0.88
Non-pulmonary 0.13 }All forms 1.01
Death-rate -Pulmonary 0.28
Non-pulmonary - }All foums 0.28