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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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E.—TUBERCULOSIS—1948.
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5—15 years | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 15—25 years | 12 | 17 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 25—35 years | 17 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| 35—45 years | 13 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 45—55 years | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 55—65 years | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 65 years and over | 2 | — | - | — | 3 | - | — | — |
| TOTALS | 61 | 47 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
During the year seven non-notified tuberculous deaths were
recorded.
OTHER DISEASES.
Food Poisoning.
There were no outbreaks of Food Poisoning reported in the
Borough during the year.
LABORATORY WORK.
The following table sets out a record of the bacteriological work during the year 1948.
| Suspected Disease | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
| Diphtheria | - | 157 | 157 |
| Tuberculosis | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Other Diseases | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| TOTALS | 4 | 174 | 178 |