London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Deaths from Tubercular Diseases—continued.
| Causes of Death. | Ages. | All Ages. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25 — | 35— | 45— | 55 — | 65 — | 75— | 85— | ||
| Both Sexes. | ||||||||||||||
| Tubercular disease of brain or meninges, acute hydrocephalus | 23 | 43 | 9 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 86 |
| Laryngeal and pulmonary phthisis | 3 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 70 | 180 | 297 | 186 | 115 | 45 | 11 | — | 978 |
| Tabes mesenterica, tubercular disease of intestine | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 43 |
| General tuberculosis, tubercular disease of undefined position | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 50 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis, scrofula | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 29 |
| Total | 52 | 88 | 21 | 25 | 39 | 84 | 196 | 308 | 199 | 117 | 46 | 11 | - | 1,186 |
The average death rates for males at all ages during the 3 years were for pulmonary phthisis 242 per 100,000, for
tubercular of other parts of the body 49, giving a total of 291 per 100,000 males.
For females the average death rates were for pulmonary phthisis 124, other forms 29, giving a total of 153 per 100,000
females.
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