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 Hammersmith Borough]
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(B) SUMMARY OF NEW CASES IN AGE GROUPS AND DEATHS—1950.
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | ||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
0- | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | |
1- | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | - | - | |
5- | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | _ | - | - | |
15- | 47 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | - | - | |
25- | 48 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | _ | _ | |
35- | 17 | 13 | — | _ | |||||
45- | 28 | 6 | 2 | — | 17 | 3 | 1 | - | |
55- | 17 | 5 | — | 1 | |||||
65 and on | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |
Total | 179 | 119 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 1 | — |
(C) CASES NOTIFIED AND DEATHS—1950 and Previous Years.
Year. | No. of Cases notified. | No. of Deaths. | No. of Cases on Register of Notifications. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | NonPulmonary. | Total. | |||
1931 | 183 | 56 | 239 | 127 | 1,198 |
1932 | 183 | 45 | 228 | 156 | 1,128 |
1933 | 185 | 31 | 216 | 150 | 1,056 |
1934 | 184 | 31 | 215 | 124 | 1,070 |
1935 | 170 | 31 | 201 | 119 | 1,059 |
1936 | 156 | 40 | 196 | 116 | 1,063 |
1937 | 141 | 33 | 174 | 106 | 1,068 |
1938 | 155 | 37 | 192 | 87 | 859 |
1939 | 165 | 33 | 198 | 107 | 889 |
1940 | 143 | 24 | 167 | 118 | 813 |
1941 | 160 | 39 | 199 | 103 | 828 |
1942 | 169 | 31 | 200 | 104 | 963 |
1943 | 177 | 24 | 201 | 72 | 1,097 |
1944 | 192 | 22 | 214 | 93 | 1,184 |
1945 | 207 | 23 | 230 | 93 | 1,282 |
1946 | 188 | 23 | 211 | 85 | 1,487 |
1947 | 189 | 21 | 210 | 90 | 1,517 |
1948 | 167 | 20 | 187 | 76 | 1,599 |
1949 | 193 | 14 | 207 | 51 | 1,674 |
1950 | 166 | 21 | 187 | 39 | 1,779 |
Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1931-1940
(inclusive)—203.
Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1941-1950
(inclusive)—205.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1931-1940
(inclusive)—121.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1941-1950
(inclusive)—81.