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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
Holborn 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| No. of Deaths | Death Rate per 1,000 estimated population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 5 | .23 | |
| Other forms | Nil | — | |
| Comparable figures for preceding 10 years:— | |||
| Year | No. of Deaths | Rate per 1,000 estimated population | |
| 1949 | 15 | .59 | |
| 1950 | 11 | .42 | |
| 1951 | 17 | .69 | |
| 1952 | 7 | .29 | |
| 1953 | 11 | .46 | |
| 1954 | 5 | .21 | |
| 1955 | 8 | .35 | |
| 1956 | 3 | .13 | |
| 1957 | 4 | .18 | |
| 1958 | 3 | .14 | |
| 1959 | 5 | .23 | |
A Table for the years 1950-1959 giving numbers of Holborn residents in whose cases the underlying cause of death was certified as pulmonary tuberculosis or malignant neoplasm of the lung or bronchus.
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Malignant Neoplasms of Lung or Bronchus | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Malignant Neoplasms of Lung or Bronchus | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| 1950 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 1951 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16 |
| 1952 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 1953 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 1954 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 1955 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 1957 | 4 | — | 10 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 1958 | 3 | — | 10 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 1959 | 4 | 1 | 13 | — | 5 | 13 |
This Table is included to compare by sexes the numbers of deaths from pulmonary
tuberculosis with those from malignant neoplasm of the lung or bronchus. The numbers
of both males or females who have died of pulmonary tuberculosis have declined during
these last ten years. The numbers of deaths from malignant neoplasm of the lung or
bronchus are of interest in view of trends shewn by national figures. The Table shows
the higher incidence in men for both diseases, and that over the last eight years these
neoplasms have produced a wastage of life greater than that of pulmonary tuberculosis.