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Hornsey 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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average of 3-4 years from the disease, and that for some considerable
part of that period has been prevented by his illness from
earning his living. In many cases this has entailed great privation
and hardship on those depending on him.
The importance of preventive measures in such a disease as
this cannot be over-estimated.

Table: The number of deaths from Phthisis and from all forms of Tuberculosis and the death-rates per 1,000 of the population are given below.

The number of deaths from Phthisis and from all forms of Tuberculosis and the death-rates per 1,000 of the population are given below.

Year.Number of deaths from consumption of the lungs.Death-rate per 1,000 persons living from consumption of the lungs.Number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis.Death-rate per 1.000 persons living from all forms of tuberculosis.
190853.58369.759
190750.55469.764
190647.54060.690
190558.68074.868
190454.65377.914
190346.59166.842
190245.59567.886
190145.61263.857
190037.52548.688
189956.828
189836.556
189743.694
189630.527
189543.769
189440.768
189335.700

Table: Ages at death from Phthisis and from other forms of tuberculosis:—

Ages at death from Phthisis and from other forms of tuberculosis:—

Years inclusive:0-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465 & over
Number of deaths from Phthisis00101711870
Other forms of tuberculosis75020200
All forms of tuberculosis751019111070