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The duration of the illness which preceded death was said to be
less than one week in one instance, between one and three months
in 9 patients, between 3 and 6 months in 19 cases, between 6 and
12 months in 17 persons, between 1 and 5 years in 66 patients,
between 5 years and 10 years in 21 cases, and over 10 years in 9
persons.
The streets where the largest numbers of deaths occurred were:
Four deaths each in Galwav Street, Mitchell Street, Rahere
Street and Warren Street.
Three deaths each in Clerkenwell Road, Gastigny Place, Gee
Street, Lloyds Row, Northampton Road, Pentonville Road, Smith
Street, Union Place and White Conduit Street.
Two deaths each in Bastwick Street, Busaco Street, Central
Street, Gumming Street, Cyrus Street, Donegal Street, Duffenn
Street, Farringdon Road Buildings, Godson Street, Guinness
Buildings, Hatfield Street, Helmet Row, King Square, Lizard
Street, Myddelton Square, Nelson Street, Northampton Buildings,
Penton Place, Rodney Street, St. Helena Street, L'pper Ashby
Street, Victoria Dwellings and Wilmington Place.
Other forms of Tuberculosis.—The number of notifications
received was 144; of these, 7 couid not be traced. The rest, 137,
were derived from Clerkenwell, 77, and St. Luke's 60 cases.
The parts affected were as follows:—Neck glands, 39; auxiliary
glands, 1; mesenteric glands and peritoneum, 12; popliteal and
femoral glands, 1; bronchial glands, 1; glands and muscles of leg,
1; ankle joint, 3; elbow joint, 4; knee joint, 10; hip joint, 26; wrist,
1; spine, 13; bones of leg and foot, 2; bones of arm, 1; shoulder
blade, 2; sternum, 1; skin of face and neck (lupus), 9; skin of
hands and forearm, 2; skin of buttocks, 1; chest wall and ribs, 2;
bladder, 1; larynx, 2 ; and meninges of brain, 15 cases.
Thirteen patients had more than one site affected with the
disease.
Forty-three patients were bedridden. Thirty-five were examples
of "open tuberculosis," associated with discharges, and, therefore,
presumably infectious to those brought into contact with the
sufferers.