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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Nature of Specimen | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | ||
| Faeces | 3 | 82 | 85 | |
| Swabs (Nose and Throat) | 2 | 12 | 14 | |
| Totals | 5 | 94 | 99 | |
TABLE VII TUBERCULOSIS - 1962
| New Cases | Deat hs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Groups | Respiratory | NonRespiratory | Respiratory | NonRespiratory | ||||
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1 - 4 years | - | l | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5 - 14 years | - | - | l | - | - | - | ||
| 15 - 24 years | 4 | 3 | - | l | - | 1 | - | - |
| 25 - 34 years | 6 | 6 | - | l | - | - | - | |
| 35 - 44 years | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 45 - 54 years | 5 | 3 | - | - | l | - | - | |
| 55 - 64 years | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 65 years and over | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Age unknown | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 31 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | |
Of the 5 recorded deaths, 4 were previously notified as cases of Tuberculosis,
1 had not been so notified. In addition, 5 patients already notified
as tuberculosis died from other causes.
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