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 | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
Under 1 year | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 to 5 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5 to 15 years | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 |
15 to 25 years. | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
25 to 35 years. | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
35 to 45 yeas | 8 | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - |
45 to 55 years | 11 | 4 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
55 to 65 years | 11 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
65 and over | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
TOTALS | 57 | 39 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
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8 non-notified 'tuberculous deaths were recorded and are included in
-the number of New Cases.
(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 ??? Laboratory. Laboratory.
Suspected Disease. | Result | Totals | |
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||
Diphtheria | 1 | 181 | 182 |
Tuberculosis | 3 | 44 | 47 |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - | - | - |
Other Diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 |