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St Pancras 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The standardising factors for 1911 for St. Pancras (supplied by the Local Government Board) are as follows:—
| Males. | Females. | Persons. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis | .9043 | .9479 | .9206 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 1.1021 | 1.0969 | 1.0986 |
| All forms of tuberculosis | .9537 | .9918 | .9685 |
These factors enable standardised death rates to be made for tuberculosis in
St. Pancras, which are strictly comparable with standardised rates for other
districts, irrespective of differences of the age and sex distribution of the
population.
The standardised tuberculosis death-rates for St. Pancras for 1914 were as set out below:—
| Males | Females. | Persons. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis | 1.93 | 1.14 | 1.53 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | .39 | .28 | .32 |
| All forms of tuberculosis | 2.38 | 1.45 | 1.91 |
In regard to the incidence of tuberculosis the figures for 1914 again show
that:—
(a) Pulmonary tuberculosis has its greatest incidence in the age periods
15-55 years; that is to say, it is a disease particularly affecting
people in the working years of life. 80 per cent. of the deaths and
80 per cent. of the new cases notified were of persons aged from 15
to 55 years. On the other hand the other forms of tuberculosis have
their greatest incidence in the age periods 0-15 years; that is to say
they affect particularly children of school age and under. 69 per
cent. of the deaths and 60 per cent. of the new cases notified were of
children aged 15 years or under.
(b) Males suffer to a greater extent than females from tuberculosis, this
being shown both by the notification rate and the death rate, and
applying both to pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis, but
especially the former. This is not the case amongst children
under 15.