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Merton and Morden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XXXVI.
TUBERCULOSIS—New Cases, Age and Sex, Distribution and manner of Admission to Register, 1938.
| Age Groups. | Primary Notifications (" A "). | Cases transferred from other districts. | Cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification and transfer. | Total new cases. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| 0-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | --- | - | - | - |
| 1-5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | - | 4 |
| 5-10 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 10-15 | 1 | — | _ | 2 | — | — | _ | _ | — | _ | - | - | 3 |
| 15-20 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | _ | _ | 27 |
| 20-25 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 21 |
| 25-35 | 12 | 9 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | _ | 1 | 32 |
| 35-45 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | - | - | 25 |
| 45-55 | 5 | 4 | 1 | _ | 7 | — | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | - | - | 20 |
| 55-65 | 4 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | - | - | - | 8 | ||
| 65 up | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Totals | 48 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 148 |
| 95 | 46 | 7 | |||||||||||