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St Pancras 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table 11.
| Cases. | Deaths. | Mortality Rates. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 3728 | 107 | |||
| 1924 | 4332 | 74 | 1.7 | ||
| 1926 | 3734 | 65 | 1.7 | ||
| 1927-8 | 3598 | 119 | 3.3 | ||
TUBERCULOSIS.
Particulars of all now cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from this disease during 1928 are given in the following table in the form required by the Ministry of Health:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0-1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 1-5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 5-10 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 10-15 | - | 7 | - | 13 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 15-20 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 20-25 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 25-35 | 37 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 15 | - | 1 |
| 35-45 | 41 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 45-55 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 55-65 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 2 | - |
| 65 & upwards | 11 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 204 | 149 | 43 | 54 | 115 | 76 | 13 | 12 |
The total number of Primary notifications was 400 ; in addition to these, 37 cases,
which had not been notified, came to knowledge by means of special death reports, and 18
cases by transfer from other districts.
The total number of new cases during the year from all sources was therefore 455,
equal to a notification rate of 2 21 per 1,000 of population.
The total number of new cases during the previous year was 470.
The deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis during the year numbered 216, equal to a
death rate of l-05 per 1,000 of population.
The total number of deaths in the previous year was 217.
It will be noted that, out of a total of 216 deaths from Tuberculosis, 37 were of cases
which either died un-notified or were notified only at death. The proportion of un-notified
cases has decreased considerably during recent years, but it is still unsatisfactory that so large
a number of cases should come to knowledge only at death.
In a certain number of cases some misunderstanding had existed, and the medical
attendant was under the impression that the case had been notified previously.
In all cases of failure to notify, a communication is sent to the certifying practitioner
asking for an explanation of the circumstances under which formal notification was not made.
No case occurred in which it appeared to be desirable to institute proceedings for deliberate or
wilful neglect to comply with the regulations.
The number of cases of Tuberculosis notified and those which came to knowledge by
means of Death Reports and transfers from other Districts are given in the following tables:—