Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Year. | Total deaths from Tuberculosis. | Death. rate per 1000 Population. | Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Death. rate per 1000 Population. | Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis notified. |
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1902 | 97 | 1•18 | 73 | 0•89 | 51 |
1903 | 90 | 1•09 | 66 | 0•80 | 34 |
1904 | 102 | 1•23 | 73 | 0•88 | 39 |
1905 | 95 | 1•14 | 73 | 0•87 | 27 |
1906 | 79 | 0•94 | 57 | 0•68 | 35 |
1907 | 92 | 1•09 | 61 | 0•72 | 55 |
1908 | 84 | 0•99 | 74 | 0•87 | 30 |
1909 | 75 | 0•88 | 53 | 0•62 | 67 |
1910 | 80 | 0•94 | 58 | 0•68 | 77 |
1911 | 70 | 0•82 | 56 | 0•65 | 113 |
1912 | 0•88 | 64 | 0•74 | 183 | |
1913 | 61 | 0•81 | 49 | 0•56 | 244 |
1914 | 71 | 0•82 | 57 | 0•66 | 142 |
1915 | 71 | 0•86 | 48 | 0•58 | 172 |
1916 | 80 | 0•98 | 55 | 0•67 | 193 |
1917 | 85 | 1•12 | 69 | 0•91 | 256 |
1918 | 89 | 1•24 | 75 | 1•04 | 291 |
1919 | 72 | 0•82 | 56 | 0•64 | 165 |
1920 | 55 | 0•60 | 41 | 0•45 | 118 |
The deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and from all forms of Tuberculosis during 1920 were distributed among the wards as follows:—
No. 1 (Town) | 686 | 14,600 | 4 | 0•27 | 6 | 0•41 |
, 2 (Belsize) | 271 | 14,500 | 7 | 0•48 | 9 | 0•62 |
„ 3 (Adelaide) | 325 | 10,900 | 3 | 0•28 | 4 | 0•40 |
,, 4 (Central) | 312 | 10,719 | 2 | 0•19 | 3 | 0•28 |
„ 5 (West End) | 247 | 13,600 | 6 | 0•44 | 8 | 0•60 |
,, 6 (Kilburn) | 195 | 15,700 | 14 | 0•90 | 18 | 0•15 |
,, 7 (Priory) | 229 | 11,500 | 5 | 0•43 | 7 | 0•60 |
The Borough | 2,265 | 91,519 | 41 | 0•45 | 55 | 0•60 |