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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
Brent 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 17
TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS
(Deaths in brackets)
| Age groups | New Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 | - (-) | - (-) | - (-) | - (-) |
| 1 to 4 | 5 (-) | 3 (—) | - (1) | — (—) |
| 5 to 9 | 2 (-) | 3 (—) | 1 (-) | — (—) |
| 10 to 14 | 3 (-) | — (—) | - (-) | 1 (—) |
| 15 to 19 | 1 (-) | 2 (—) | 2 (-) | — (—) |
| 20 to 24 | 8 (-) | 4 (—) | 4 (-) | 1 (—) |
| 25 to 34 | 15 (-) | 12 (—) | 1 (-) | 7 (—) |
| 35 to 44 | 11 (1) | 11 (—) | 2 (-) | 2 (—) |
| 45 to 54 | 4 (1) | 1 (—) | (1) | 2 (—) |
| 55 to 64 | 12 (1) | 2 (—) | 1 (-) | 1 (—) |
| 65 and upwards | 6 (3) | 2 (1) | - (1) | 2 (—) |
| Totals: | 67 (6) | 40 (1) | 11 (3) | 16 (—) |
Table 18
TUBERCULOSIS: SUMMARY OF WORK OF WILLESDEN CHEST CLINIC
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Total number of persons examined for the first time during the year, including new contacts shown below. | ||||||
| (a) Persons who were given a full medical examination | — | — | — | — | 1,068 | 798 |
| (b) Persons who were given X-ray examination only | — | — | — | — | 2,476 | 1,979 |
| Number of persons found to be tuberculous and formally notified during the year, including new contacts shown below | 84 | 49 | 6 | 20 | 90 | 69 |
| Number of new contacts seen for the first time during the year and included above | ||||||
| (a) Contacts who were given a full medical examination | — | — | — | — | 251 | 234 |
| (b) Contacts who were given X-ray examination only | - | - | - | - | 274 | 282 |
| Number found to be tuberculous | 5 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 11 |
| Number of cases not on the register but who are under observation at the chest clinic | - | - | - | - | 209 | 141 |