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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
St Pancras 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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This is equal to a death-rate of 2.76 (2.29 pulmonary, 0.47 non-pulruonary), per 1000 civilian population. The deaths are classified in the following table:—
| 0-1 | l-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65-75 | 75-85 | 85 up. | Total Males. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 - 75 | 75-85 | 85 up. | Total Females. | Total Persons. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | - | 3 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 53 | 31 | 13 | 4 | - | 205 | - | 2 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 41 | •23 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 152 | 357 | |
| Phthisis mot defined as tuberculous; | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 17 | 46 |
| Total Pulmonary Tuberculosis | - | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 54 | 57 | 37 | 14 | 1 | - | 234 | - | 2 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | - | 169 | 403 |
| Acute Phthisis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Miliary Tuberculosis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | 11 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 42 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Peritoneal and Intestinal Tubercle | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | _ | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | - | 7 | 13 |
| Tuberculosis of Spinal Column | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | _ | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 11 | ||
| Tuberculosis of Joints | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Lupus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scrofula | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of other Organs | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | _ | - | _ | - | - | _ | - | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 6 | |
| Disseminated Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| Total Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 6 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 49 | C | 11 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 53 | 82 | |||
| Total all forms of Tuberculosis | 19 | 20 | 29 | 32 | 57 | 59 | 10 | 16 | 5 | - | 233 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 39 | 33 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 202 | 185 |
In the next table the new cases notified during 1918 are similarly classified.