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 Brentford and Chiswick]
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E. TUBERCULOSIS.
NEW CASES | DEATHS | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory | non- Respiratory. | Respiratory | Non- Respiratory. | |||||
Male. | Female | e Male. | . Female | Male. | Female | Male. | Female. | |
Under 1 year | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
1 to 5 years | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
5 to 15 years | 3 | - | - | ] | - | - | - | - |
15 to 25 years | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
25 to 35 years | 10 | 13 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - |
35 to 45 years | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
45 to 55 years | 7 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
55 to 65 years | 3 | - | -. | - | 4 | 2 | - | - |
65 and over | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
TOTALS | 42 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 12 | - | 2 |
(b) Laboratory Work.
The following Table sets out a record of the bacteriological work during the year, all of which was carried out in the Council's Laboratory.
Suspected Disease | Result | Totals | |
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||
Diphtheria | 15 | 279 | 294 |
Tuberculosis | 6 | 64 | 70 |
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | - | 73 | 73 |
Other Diseases | 1 | 6 | 7 |