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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
Barnes 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Hospital Administration.
Table showing Age and Sex incidence of 74 Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
| 1 to 15 years. | 15 to 25 years. | 25 to 45 years. | 45 to 65 years. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 14 | 13 | 35 | 12 | ||||
Three age groups show the males in excess of the females, and
one shows that the majority of patients are notified during the best
years of life and years of their highest value to the State.
The total is 74 and it is interesting to note that, approximately,
55 of these obtained treatment at the Barnes Dispensary.
Local Tuberculosis Cases attending other Hospitals: —
| West London Hospital | 4 | These 22 cases of Tuberculosis attended Institutions outside the district, but eventually 6 of them were treated in our Dispensary or Hospital. |
| Crooksbury Sanatorium | 4 | |
| Frimley „ | 4 | |
| Brompton Hospital | 3 | |
| Richmond Infirmary | 2 | |
| Royal Hospital, Richmond | 1 | |
| St. Luke's, Kensington | 1 | |
| St. Mary's, Paddington | 1 | |
| St. Thomas' Hospital | 1 | |
| Ringwood Sanatorium (Hants.) | 1 |