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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
St Pancras 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The rates for 1913 of (primary) notification of tuberculosis based on the 1911 census population of the Borough (Males 106,728, Females 111,659} were therefore: —
| Of males per 1000 male population. | Of females per 1000 female population. | Total persons per 1000 population. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 4.94 | 3.42 | 4.17 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis. | 1.32 | .75 | 1.03 |
| All forms of tuberculosis | 6.26 | 4.17 | 5.20 |
The deaths from tuberculosis during the year numbered 392, of which 325
were from phthisis, and 67 from other forms of tuberculosis.
These are analysed for age and sex in the following table :—
Deaths prom Tuberculosis during the Year 1913.
| Ages. | Phthisis. | Other Tuberculosis. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 0-1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 1—2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 15 |
| 2—5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 18 |
| 5—10 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 |
| 10—15 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 |
| 15—25 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| 25-35 | 46 | 18 | 64 | — | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| 35-45 | 56 | 21 | 77 | — | — | — | 77 |
| 45—55 | 50 | 24 | 74 | 1 | - | 1 | 75 |
| 55—65 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 47 |
| 65—75 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 75—85 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 |
| 85 upwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals at all Ages. | 217 | 108 | 325 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 392 |