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Wandsworth 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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TUBERCULOSIS.
Notification.—The total number of new cases of Tuberculosis
which came to the notice of the Medical Officer of
Health during 1928 was 660, as compared with 718 in 1927,
706 in 1926, 643 in 1925, 692 in 1924, and 597 in 1923.
The sources of information regarding the 660 new cases
notified in 1928 were as follows :—
Primary notifications on Form A 532
Un-notified at death 42
Transfers from other Sanitary Authorities 80
Naval and military notifications 6
Total 660
Table XX.—In the form suggested by the Ministry of
Health—gives details regarding the site of disease, sex, and
age grouping of these new cases; also similar details regarding
deaths from Tuberculosis during the year.

TABLE XX.

Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
Under 1 year--12--1-
1—5--98-2--
5—10241711--
10—15-811---01
15—203341641 18Z 972 o-
20—25435144181391
25—356554-1237--2
35—454435333030--
45—555018132852-
55—651993-201011
65 upwards1321484-3
Totals27422262601611082114