Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The following table shows the number of notifications of pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis received since 1921, together with the number of deaths and death rates in each year:—
Year. | Pulmonary tuberculosis. | Other forms of tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis (all forms). | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of notifications. | No. of deaths. | Deaths per 100,000 persons living. | No. of notifications. | No. of deaths. | Deaths per 100,000 persons living. | No. of deaths. | Deaths per 100,000 persons living | |
1921 | 288 | 153 | 87 | 86 | 32 | 18 | 185 | 105 |
1922 | 252 | 139 | 78 | 87 | 30 | 17 | 169 | 95 |
1923 | 280 | 117 | 66 | 123 | 35 | 19 | 152 | 85 |
1924 | 236 | 120 | 67 | 78 | 29 | 16 | 149 | 83 |
1925 | 235 | 134 | 75 | 57 | 25 | 14 | 159 | 89 |
1926 | 248 | 130 | 72 | 69 | 30 | 17 | 160 | 89 |
1927 | 178 | 114 | 65 | 74 | 26 | 15 | 140 | 80 |
1928 | 212 | 107 | 60 | 64 | 25 | 14 | 132 | 74 |
1929 | 188 | 120 | 68 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 137 | 78 |
1930 | 202 | 140 | 78 | 58 | 25 | 14 | 165 | 92 |
1931 | 205 | 127 | 70 | 40 | 21 | 12 | 148 | 82 |
Deaths from Tuberculosis in 1931 Allocated to District of Usual Residence of Patients.
Pulmonary tuberculosis. | Non-pulmonary tuberculosis. | |
---|---|---|
The Borough | 127 | 21 |
North Kensington | 88 | 17 |
South Kensington | 39 | 4 |
Wards. | ||
St. Charles | 15 | 5 |
Golborne | 30 | 7 |
Norland | 30 | 2 |
Pembridge | 13 | 3 |
Holland | 9 | 1 |
Earl's Court | 11 | 1 |
Queen's Gate | 1 | – |
Redcliffe | 14 | 1 |
Brompton | 4 | 1 |
The places where deaths from tuberculosis occurred are set forth in the following list:—
Pulmonary tuberculosis. | Non-pulmonary tuberculosis. | |
---|---|---|
Patient's home | 46 | 5 |
St. Mary Abbots Hospital | 48 | 6 |
St. Charles Hospital | 4 | – |
Princess Louise Kensington Hospital for Children | – | 1 |
Outlying hospitals | 21 | 8 |
Other places outside the borough | 8 | 1 |
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.—These regulations were introduced
with a view to —
(1) preventing persons suffering from respiratory tuberculosis entering upon an occupation
involving the handling of milk ; and
(2) enabling local authorities, in proper cases and with suitable safeguards, to require
persons engaged in such occupation to discontinue their work when found to be
suffering from the disease in an infective stage.
During the year no case occurred which required the attention of the Council under these
regulations.