London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 8
TUBERCULOSIS : NEW CASES AND DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS (Deaths in brackets—figures under respiratory include deaths from late effects)
| Age Groups | New Cases | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||||
| Under 1 | — | (-) | — | (—) | — | (-) | - | (—) |
| 1 to 4 | — | (-) | 3 | (—) | — | (-) | 1 | (—) |
| 5 to 9 | 5 | (-) | 3 | (—) | — | (-) | — | (—) |
| 10 to 14 | 3 | (-) | 2 | (—) | — | (-) | 1 | (—) |
| 15 to 19 | 6 | (-) | 4 | (—) | 3 | (-) | 1 | (—) |
| 20 to 24 | 16 | (-) | 8 | (—) | 1 | (-) | 5 | (—) |
| 25 to 34 | 21 | (-) | 15 | (—) | 6 | (-) | 13 | |
| 35 to 44 | 15 | (-) | 5 | (—) | 3 | (-) | 4 | (1) |
| 45 to 54 | 11 | (-) | 3 | (1) | 2 | (1) | 4 | (—) |
| 55 to 64 | 7 | (-) | 3 | (2) | — | (-) | 3 | (—) |
| 65 and upwards | 7 | (1) | 6 | (1) | — | (-) | 4 | (-) |
| Totals: | 91 | (1) | 52 | (4) | 15 | (1) | 36 | (1) |
Table 9
TUBERCULOSIS : SUMMARY OF WORK OF WILLESDEN CHEST CLINIC
| New | 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 | – | – | – | – | 1,131 | 808 |
| (b) Persons who were given X-ray examination only | — | — | — | — | 1,837 | 1,450 |
| Numbers of persons found to be tuberculous during the year, including new contacts shown below | 85 | 42 | 20 | 29 | 105 | 71 |
| Number of new contacts seen for the first time during the year and included above. | ||||||
| (a) Contacts who were given a full medical examination | _ | _ | _ | _ | 193 | 187 |
| (b) Contacts who were given X-ray examination only | _ | _ | _ | – | 275 | 248 |
| Number found to be tuberculous | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Old | ||||||
| Total number of old cases and contacts seen and X-rayed during the year:— | ||||||
| (a) Contacts seen by doctor | — | — | — | — | 538 | 517 |
| (b) Cases seen by doctor | – | — | — | — | 2,136 | 1,391 |
| (c) Contacts who were X-rayed only | — | — | — | — | 59 | 62 |
| (d) Cases who were X-rayed only | — | — | — | — | 462 | 360 |
| (e) Tuberculous patients seen | — | — | — | — | 1,180 | 845 |
| Number of cases not on the register but who are under observation at the chest clinic | _ | _ | _ | _ | 361 | 266 |