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 St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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CONSUMPTION
(PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS).
Deaths from Consumption.
The number of deaths in St. Pancras from the pulmonary form of Tuberculosis
during each of the last nine years, at several ages, has been as
follows:—
Year. | Under 5. | 5—15. | 15—65. | Over 65. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1903 | 5 | 7 | 390 | 24 | 426 |
1904 | 10 | 15 | 397 | 18 | 440 |
1905 | 13 | 10 | 313 | 17 | 353 |
1906 | 13 | 12 | 359 | 17 | 401 |
1907 | 8 | 5 | 340 | 23 | 376 |
1908 | 14 | 5 | 329 | 14 | 362 |
1909 | 15 | 5 | 339 | 15 | 374 |
1910 | 4 | 4 | 266 | 23 | 297 |
1911 | 2 | 6 | 301 | 21 | 330 |
During the past year the following have been the number of deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis at several ages of life: —
Tubercular Diseases, 1911. | AGES. | Total. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 5. | 5—15. | 15—65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
TuberculousPhthisis(Pulm Phthisis) | 2 | 5 | 236 | 10 | 253 | 330 |
— | 1 | 65 | 11 | 77 | ||
Tuberculous Meningitis | 29 | 13 | 2 | — | 44 | |
Tuberculous Peritonitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||
Lupus | — | — | — | — | — | |
Tubercle of other Organs | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
General Tuberculosis | 10 | 3 | 14 | — | 27 | |
— | — | — | — | — |