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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

Deptford 1923

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: The notifications of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were as follows:—

The notifications of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were as follows:—

Glands55Ankle Joints1
Meninges10Mesenteric2
Knee4Arm1
Hip4Bladder1
Peritoneum3Intestine1
Spine3Thumb1
Kidney2Lupus1
Mediastinal2Abdomen1
Multiple2Total94

Table: The notification according to wards was:—

The notification according to wards was:—

Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
East7544
North5118
North-West438
South208
South-East348
South-West198
Totals24594

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The above table strikingly illustrates the direct relationship between
housing conditions and the incidence of Tuberculosis. In the East
Ward where the overcrowding evils are worst the notification rate is
3.4 per 1,000 of the population. In North Ward 2.3 per 1,000, and
in South-West Ward, where housing and general conditions are of
higher standard the notification rate is 1.1 per 1,000.

Table: The following table gives the number of deaths and notification rate per 1,000 for Pulmonary and non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis during 1923 and a comparison with the three previous years:—

The following table gives the number of deaths and notification rate per 1,000 for Pulmonary and non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis during 1923 and a comparison with the three previous years:—

Year.Deaths. P.T.Deaths. O.T.Notifications P.T.Notifications O.T.Population.Total Deaths.Total RateTotal Notifi-cation.Notification rate per 1000
19201281•1290•32502•1680•61156361571•43182•7
19211211•1310•32252•0660•61135001521•32912•6
19221331•2310•22081•8750•71141001641•42832•5
1923950•8170•12422•1940•81149001120•973362•9