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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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E.— Tuberculosis— 1945
| Age Groups | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory, | Non- Respiratory | Respiratory | Non- Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | - | — | - | - | - |
| 1— 5 years | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5—15 years | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | - | — | — |
| 15—25 years | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 25—35 years | 14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 35—45 years | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 |
| 45—55 years | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 55-—65 years | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 years and over | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| TOTALS | 46 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
During the year 9 non-notified tuberculous deaths were recorded.
LABORATORY WORK.
The following table sets out a record of the bacteriological work during the year 1945, all of which was carried out in the Council's Laboratory.
| Suspected Disease | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 185 | 192 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| Other Diseases | — | — | — |
| TOTALS | 8 | 210 | 218 |
CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS
(Ministry of Health Circular 20/44, March, 1944)
As previously reported, the instructions from the Ministry
of Health issued in the above Circular were carried out by this
Authority.
(1) Procuring Information.
(a) A personal letter was sent to each practitioner asking for
notification of all infants whose birth weight was 5½ lbs.
or under.
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