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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Nature of Specimen | Resu1t | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
| Faeces | 12 | 117 | 129 |
| Swabs (Nose and Throat) | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Totals | 16 | 125 | 141 |
| Age Groups | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Fema1e | Male | Fema1e | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 year | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 - 4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 - 14 years | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 - 24 years | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 - 34 years | 7 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 - 44 years | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 45 - 54 years | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 - 64 years | 6 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 65 years and over | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Age unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 27 | 14 | l | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Of the 4 recorded deaths, 3 were previously notified as cases of Tuberculosis
1 had not been so notified In addition, 10 patients already notified
as tuberculosis died from other causes.
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