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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 31.— Tuberculosis : New Cases and Mortality, 1947.
| 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 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 5-10 „ | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 10-15 „ | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15-20 „ | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 20-25 „ | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 25-35 „ | 10 | 14 | — | - | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 35-45 „ | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 45-55 „ | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 55-65 „ | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 65 „ and over | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | - | — | — |
| All ages | 56 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| * 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 .. 151 All forms 1.73
Non-pulmonary 0.22
Death-rate farn. 0-44
Table 32.— Tuberculosis: Institutional Treatment. Admissions during 1947 were as under :—
| Form of Disease. | Surrey County Council | Other Sanatoria | General Hospitals | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanatoria | Hospitals | ||||
| Pulmonary | - | 11 | 10 | 29 | 50 |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
| Totals | — | 11 | 10 | 39 | 60 |
Number of patients admitte 1:
Pulmonary 45
Non-pulmonary 10