Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |