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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The number of primary notifications (civilian) received during the year on Forms
A. B. C. and D. was 816 (684 pulmonary, 132 non-pulmonary) equal to a notification rate of
3.51 (2.94 pulmonary, 0.57 non-pulmonary) per 1,000 (civil) population. They are analysed
for age and sex in the next table:—
Primary Notifications during 1920.
| Ages. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Tuberculosis. | Total all Forms. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 0—1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1—6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25 |
| 5—10 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 71 |
| 10—15 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 58 |
| 15—25 | 56 | 55 | 111 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 131 |
| 25—35 | 79 | 64 | 143 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 157 |
| 35—45 | 114 | 41 | 155 | 6 | — | 6 | 161 |
| 45—55 | 78 | 23 | 101 | 3 | — | 3 | 104 |
| 65—65 | 47 | 13 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 65 |
| 65 upwards | 24 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 38 |
| Totals | 437 | 247 | 684 | 69 | 63 | 132 | 816 |
The deaths from tuberculosis during the year numbered 312, of which 249 were from
phthisis and 63 from other forms of tuberculosis. They are analysed for age and sex in the
following table:—
Deaths from Tuberculosis during the Year 1920.
| Ages. | Phthisis. | Other Tuberculosis. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 0-1 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 1—2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2—5 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 5—10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |
| 10—15 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 15—25 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 54 |
| 25—36 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 51 |
| 35—45 | 39 | 17 | 56 | 3 | — | 3 | 59 |
| 45—55 | 37 | 13 | 50 | 1 | — | 1 | 51 |
| 55—65 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 1 | — | 1 | 30 |
| 65—75 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 75—85 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 85 & upwards | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals at all Ages | 159 | 90 | 249 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 312 |