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 Lewisham Borough]
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Analysis of new cases of tuberculosis into divisional areas:—
Table 45
Division | Sex | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West | Respiratory | M | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 15 | ||
Non-respiratory | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
North | Respiratory | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | 26 | ||
Non-respiratory | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | ||
South | Respiratory | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 10 | ||
Non-respiratory | M | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Summary of statistics as to tuberculosis for the last ten years
Table 46
Year | Population | New cases notified (all forms) (excluding inward transfers) | Notif. rate per 100,000 pop. | Deaths | Death rate from resp. tuberculosis per 100,000 pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All forms | Respiratory | Lewisham | County of London | ||||
1949 | 227,700 | 371 | 163 | 107 | 92 | 40 | 47 |
1950 | 228,300 | 406 | 178 | 72 | 66 | 29 | 36 |
1951 | 227,200 | 299 | 132 | 68 | 60 | 26 | 34 |
1952 | 227,100 | 307 | 135 | 42 | 35 | 15 | 28 |
1953 | 225,800 | 341 | 151 | 48 | 44 | 19 | 21 |
1954 | 224,200 | 256 | 114 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 18 |
1955 | 223,400 | 271 | 121 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 16 |
1956 | 222,100 | 212 | 95 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 13 |
1957 | 220,900 | 247 | 112 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 12 |
1958 | 221,000 | 236 | 107 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 12 |
1959 | 221,000 | 143 | 65 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 |