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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 1924
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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The notifications of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were as follows:—
| Glands | 41 | Meninges | 2 |
| Peritoneum | 9 | Salpynx | 2 |
| Spine | 7 | Fingers | 2 |
| Hip | 5 | Hand | 1 |
| Ribs | 4 | Lupus | 1 |
| Abdomen | 3 | Nose | 1 |
| Total | 78 |
The notification according to wards was:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |
|---|---|---|
| East | 72 | 34 |
| North-West | 61 | 11 |
| South-West | 34 | 12 |
| North | 36 | 8 |
| South-East | 23 | 9 |
| South | 18 | 4 |
| Totals | 244 | 78 |
As in 1923, the heaviest incidence is in East Ward. The number
of cases notified in North Ward shows a decrease of 25, whilst in
North-West Ward there is an increase of 21 and in South-West an
increase of 19. The notification rates per 1000 of the population are:—
East Ward 4.9 per 1000 South-East Ward 2.4per 1000
North-West Ward 2.9 „ „ North Ward 1.8 „ „
South-West Ward 2.6 „ „ South ward 1.6 „ „
The following table gives the number of deaths and notification rate per 1000 for Pulmonary and non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis during 1924, and a comparison with the four previous years:—
| Year. | Deaths. P.T. | Deaths. O.T. | Notifica tions P.T. | Notifica-tions O.T. | Popula-tion. | Total Deaths. | Total Rate | Total Notifi-cation. | Notification rate per 1000. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 128 | 1.1 | 29 | 0.3 | 250 | 2.1 | 68 | 0. 6 | 115636 | 157 | 1.4 | 318 | .7 |
| 1921 | 121 | 1.1 | 31 | 0.3 | 225 | 2.0 | 66 | 0.6 | 113500 | 152 | 1.3 | 291 | .6 |
| 1922 | 133 | 1.2 | 31 | 0.2 | 208 | 1.8 | 75 | 0.7 | 114100 | 164 | 1.4 | 283 | 2.5 |
| 1923 | 95 | 0.8 | 17 | 0.1 | 242 | 2.1 | 94 | 0.8 | 114900 | 112 | 0.97 | 336 | 2.9 |
| 1924 | 104 | 0.9 | 23 | 0.2 | 244 | 2.1 | 78 | 0.7 | 115200 | 127 | 1.1 | 322 | 2.8 |
It will thus be seen that there is in 1924 a slight rise in the death
rate, but this rise has been fairly general throughout England and
Wales. Furthermore, last year we had an unusual fall to record.