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 Richmond]
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"Disinfectant" fluid is also supplied to occupiers of
premises when a case of Tuberculosis or other infectious
disease is notified.
The following are particulars concerning the deaths from Tuberculosis occurring in the Borough during the year 1913:—
Table A.
| Age Incidence. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Tubercular Meningitis | Other Tubercular Diseases. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |||
| Under 1 year | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 1 year and under 2 years | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 2 years „ 5 „ | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 5 „ „ 15 „ | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| 15 „ „ 20 „ | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| 20 „ „ 25 „ | 1 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 25 ,, „ 30 „ | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 30 „ „ 35 „ | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| 35 ,, ,, 40 ,, | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 40 „ 45 „ | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| 45 „ „ 50 „ | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 50 „ „ 55 „ | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 55 „ „ 60 „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 60 „ „ 65 „ | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 65 „ and upwards | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | l | 2 | |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 2 | l | 6 | 2 | 38 | |
Table . B.
| Ward. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Tubercular Meningitis. | Other Tubercular Diseases. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Mule. | Fmale. | ||
| North | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 |
| South | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | *8 |
| East | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| West | 1 | 1 | ... | l | 1 | ... | 4 |
| North Sheen | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Kew | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 2 | l | 6 | 2 | 38 |
*Of the 8 deaths allocated to the South Ward, six occurred in
the Workhouse Infirmary.