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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
Battersea 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following tables show the particulars as regards age distribution of pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis, and the number of cases notified in the various Wards and sub-districts respectively:—
| Classification | Age Periods. | Totals. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and over. | |||
| Pulmonary | Males | - | 5 | 26 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 46 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 228 |
| Females | — | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 87 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 178 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | Males | 1 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 20 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 52 |
| Females | 2 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 56 | |
| Totals | 3 | 28 | 81 | 54 | 51 | 59 | 89 | 74 | 50 | 15 | 10 | 514 | |