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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Nature of Specimen | Resu1t | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
| Faeces | 194 | 764 | 958 |
| Swabs (Nose and Throat) | 3 | 28 | 31 |
| Swabs (Eye) | - | 1 | 1 |
| Water Tank deposit | - | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 197 | 794 | 991 |
| Age Groups | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non -Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Ferna1e | Male | Fernale | Male | Fernale | Male | Ferna1e | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-4 years | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-14 years | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 - 24 years | 5 | 9 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 - 34 years | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 - 44 years | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 45 - 54 years | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 - 64 years | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 65 years and over | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 23 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - |
The one recorded death had been previously notified as a case of
Tuberculosis. In addition, six cases died from other causes, all of
whom had been previously notified
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