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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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Table: In the next table the new cases notified during 1918 are similarly classified.

In the next table the new cases notified during 1918 are similarly classified.

Location of Disease.Ages.Total.
0-55-1515 and upwards.
MalesFemales.Males.Females.Males.Females.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis14970825423171034
Bones and Joints10911181386!)
Meninges57571126
Glands9—151622264
Abdominal3139—211
Genito- Urinary————1_1
General—1—1—13
Other Organs254210629
Total Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis292338402740203
Total all forms of Tuberculosis43321081285693571237

Table: In the following table is shown the number of notifications received and deaths occurring, together with the notification and death-rates from Tuberculosis for the past ten years:—

In the following table is shown the number of notifications received and deaths occurring, together with the notification and death-rates from Tuberculosis for the past ten years:—

Year.Estimated Populatien.Primary Notifications.Deaths.Notification Rate.Death Rate
Phthisis.Other forms.All forms.Phthitis.Other forms.All forms.Phthisis.Other forms.All forms.Phthisis.Other formsAll forms.
1909237247936936374784523.941.58.331.91
1910237247872872297763733.681.58.321.57
191123712914641464330834136.171.39.351.74
191222035317351735326754017.871.48.321.82
19132183879282301158325673924.171.035.201.49.301.79
19142183S78931211014365674324.00.554.641.67.301.97
191521838793315010833981025004.27.694.961.82.472.29
1916218387735138873340834233.36.633.991.55.381.93
1917218387825169994353914443.78.774.551.62.422.03
191821838710342031237403824854.74.935.671.85.372.22

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From the tabic it will be seen that the marked tendency to diminish which
the disease had shown for many years does not seem to have continued in the
past few years.