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 Lambeth Borough]
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According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General the following deaths from tuberculosis occurred during the year.
Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | Other forms of Tubercul osis | All forms of Tuberculosis | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
17 | 7 | 24 | 2 | - | 2 | 19 | 7 | 26 |
Year | Deaths from Respiratory Tuberculosis | Deaths from Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | Totals | Rate per 1.000 Population |
---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | 120 | 13 | 133 | .68 |
1950 | 88 | 12 | 100 | .43 |
1951 | 96 | 7 | 103 | .45 |
1952 | 60 | 5 | 65 | .28 |
1953 | 46 | 7 | 53 | .23 |
1954 | 34 | 7 | 41 | .18 |
1955 | 32 | 4 | 36 | .16 |
1956 | 22 | - | 22 | .11 |
1957 | 17 | 5 | 22 | .10 |
1958 | 24 | 2 | 26 | .13 |
The number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at the end of the year is as follows:-
Respiratory | Non Respiratory | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | M | F | M | F |
1379 | 1029 | 122 | 167 | 1501 | 1196 |
2408 | 289 | 2697 |