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 Surbiton]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
Age-Periods. | NEW CASES. | DEATHS. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non- Pulmonary. | |||||
m. | F. | m. | F. | m. | F. | m. | F. | |
Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1— 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
5—10 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
10—15 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
15-20 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
20-25 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
25- 35 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
35—45 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
45—55 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55-65 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
65 and upwards | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Totals | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | 1 |
Of the total number of deaths from Tuberculosis 18.75% were of
cases for which no notifications had been received.
Notification of Tuberculosis in the area is efficient, and it has not
been found necessary to take any action in cases of neglect or refusal to
notify.