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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1943
[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 | Male | Female. | Male | Female | Male | Female. | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | ||||||
| 1 to 5 years | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |||
| 5 to 15 years | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | |||
| 15 to 25 years | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | ||
| 25 to 35 years | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 35 to 45 years | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 45 to 55 years | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | ||
| 55 to 65 years | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | ||||
| 65 and over | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| TOTALS | 52 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 1 | |
During the year 7 non-notified tuberculous deaths were recorded.
(b) Laboratory Work.
The following Table sets out a record of the bacteriological work during the year, all of which was carried out vin the Council's Laboratory.
| Suspected Disease. | Result | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||
| 6 | 301 | 307 | |
| Tuberculosis | 4 | 50 | 54 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - | 2 | 2 |
| Other Diseases | 1 | 1 | |