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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Nature of Specimen | Resu1t | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
| Faeces | 6 | 87 | 93 |
| Swabs (Nose and Throat) | 10 | 46 | 56 |
| Totals | 16 | 133 | 149 |
TABLE VII TUBERCULOSIS - 1961
| Age Groups | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non -Respiratory | Respiratory | Non -Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Fema1e | Male | Fema1e | Ma1e | Fema1e | Ma1e | Fema1e | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | . | - | - | - | - |
| 1 - 4 years | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-14 years | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 - 24 years | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 - 34 years | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 35 - 44 years | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 45 - 54 years | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 - 64 years | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 65 years and over | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 20 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
The one recorded death had been prviously notified as a case of
Tuberculosis. In addition, eleven cases died from other causes, ten
of whom had been previously notified.
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