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Brentford and Chiswick 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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(b) Prevention of Blindness.
No action was taken under Section 176 of the Public Health
Act, 1936, for the prevention of blindness or for the treatment
of persons suffering from any disease or injury to the eyes.
(c) Tuberculosis.
No action was necessary or taken by this Authority under
the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under
Section 172 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
The following Table gives particulars of new cases of
Tuberculosis both pulmonary and non-pulmonary, notified
during 1938, as well as particulars of deaths which occurred as
a result of the disease.
E.—TUBERCULOSIS.
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respirator | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 to 5 years | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5 to 15 vears | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 15 to 25 years | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 25 to 35 years | 13 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| 35 to 45 years | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| 45 to 55 years | 8 | 4 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| 55 to 65 vears | 8 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 65 and over | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 54 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
The above figures again represent an average which appears
fairly constant in this area. Respiratory Tuberculosis was
responsible for 37 deaths during the year.
So far as can be ascertained, there is no particular evidence
which points to excessive incidence or mortality in relation to
any particular occupation.
The efficiency of notification of this disease in the area is
good, and no trouble in any way is experienced.
The domiciliary, sanatorium and hospital treatment of the
disease is under the control of the Middlesex County Council.