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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
Hammersmith 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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One hundred and five deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis
were registered, against ninety-eight in the previous
year, representing a deatli-rate of 1.1 per 1.000 compared
with 0.8 in 1939.
I append figures for the years 1925-40, showing the interval between notification and death of tuberculous persons.
| 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1930. | 1937. | L938. | 1939. | 1940. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total number of deaths from Tuberculosis in the Borough | 138 | 142 | 181 | 135 | 149 | 153 | 127 | 150 | 150 | 124 | 119 | 110 | 100 | 87 | 107 | 118 |
| 2. The number of cases notified at death | 13 | 8 | - | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| 3. The number of cases notified within one month of death (e x c 1 u ding above) | 18 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| 4. The number of cases notified within three m o n t h s o f death (excluding above) | 13 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 5. The number of cases notified within six months of death (exclud-ing above) | 18 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1921-1930 (inclusive) = 275. | ||||||||||||||||
| Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1981-1940 (inclusive) = 203. | ||||||||||||||||
| Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1921-1980 (inclusive) = 155. | ||||||||||||||||
| Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1981-1940 (inclusive) = 121. | ||||||||||||||||