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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Nature of Specimen | Resu1t | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
| Faeces | 31 | 132 | 163 |
| Urine | - | 16 | 16 |
| Swabs | 9 | 199 | 208 |
| Finger Nail Scrapings | - | 16 | 16 |
| Crusts, vesicle fluids (suspected smallpox) | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sample of Pasteurised Milk | - | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 40 | 365 | 405 |
| Age Groups | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 years | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-15 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 - 25 " | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 25-35 " | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 35-45 " | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 45-55 " | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 55-65 " | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 65 years and over | 5 | 1 | -- | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 38 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
Of the 7 recorded deaths, all had been previously notified as cases of
Tuberculosis. In addition, 5 cases died from other causes, and all had been
previously notified.
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