Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 30.
Tuberculosis.
The following tables have been compiled from the notifications received:— New Cases and Mortality.
Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | |||||
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
Under 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
5-9 | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
10-14 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
15-19 | 8 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
20-24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
25-34 | 10 | 10 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
35-44 | 12 | 14 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
45-54 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 |
55-64 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
65 and over | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 2 |
Totals | 61 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 |
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
It was not necessary to take any action under the above regulations
concerning persons suffering from tuberculosis and employed in the milk
trade.
Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 172).
No action was taken under this section for the compulsory removal to
hospital of persons suffering from tuberculosis.
Table 31.
Primary Notifications of Tuberculosis, 1938-1951 inclusive.
1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | 100 | 106 | 114 | 127 | 112 | 119 | 133 | 118 | 120 | 132 | 117 | 115 | 96 | 107 |
Non-Pulmonary | 30 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 14 |
Totals | 130 | 125 | 126 | 141 | 130 | 137 | 151 | 136 | 139 | 143 | 134 | 120 | 111 | 121 |