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London County Council 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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6,860, and other cases 1,917. The following is an analysis of the notifications in London during 1927 (52 weeks):—
| Form of tuberculosis notified. | Sex. | Notifications on Form A. (Total of primary notifications received in London boroughs, other than elementary school cases, infra.) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65 + | Total. | ||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | M. | 4 | 29 | 71 | 67 | 297 | 466 | 812 | 822 | 792 | 368 | 134 | 3,862 |
| F. | 4 | 28 | 69 | 103 | 455 | 557 | 813 | 483 | 283 | 132 | 61 | 2,988 | |
| Other tuberculosis | M. | 30 | 179 | 240 | 155 | 118 | 74 | 86 | 49 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 988 |
| F. | 21 | 144 | 184 | 128 | 99 | 94 | 114 | 36 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 888 | |
| All forms of tuberculosis | M. | 34 | 208 | 311 | 222 | 415 | 540 | 898 | 871 | 824 | 386 | 141 | 4,850 |
| F. | 25 | 172 | 253 | 231 | 554 | 651 | 927 | 519 | 312 | 151 | 81 | 3,876 | |
| Form of tuberculosis notified. | Sex. | Notifications on Form B. (Primary notifications of cases discovered through medical inspection in elementary schools.) | Notifications on Form C. (Secondary notifications from institutions receiving cases.) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 5- | 10 + | Total. | Poor Law | Other. | ||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | M. | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.013 | 3,400 |
| F. | — | 2 | _ | 2 | 701 | 1,970 | |
| Other tuberculosis | M. | — | 13 | 8 | 21 | 75 | 558 |
| F. | 1 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 64 | 488 | |
| All forms of tuberculosis | M. | — | 16 | 13 | 29 | 1,088 | 3,958 |
| F. | 1 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 765 | 2,458 | |
These figures include cases not notified before death:—
| Form of tuberculosis notified. | Sex. | New cases of tuberculosis coming to knowledge otherwise than by notification on forms A and B. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65 + | Total | ||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | M. | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 89 | 85 | 90 | 63 | 33 | 418 |
| F. | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 22 | 25 | 289 | |
| Other tuberculosis | M. | 20 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 144 |
| F. | 13 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 166 | |
| All forms of tuberculosis | M. | 22 | 48 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 99 | 89 | 95 | 67 | 40 | 562 |
| F. | 16 | 44 | 29 | 25 | 37 | 53 | 82 | 62 | 45 | 28 | 34 | 455 | |
The returns received under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1924, from the Medical Officer; of Health of the metropolitan boroughs show that
there were 39,633 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis (22,655 males and 16,978 females)
and 15,867 cases of other forms of tuberculosis (8,368 males and 7,499 females) on
the registers of the metropolitan boroughs at the end of 1927.
Cancer.
There were 6,774 deaths from cancer in 1927, as compared with 6,720 in 1926
and 6,628 in 1925, the death-rate per 1,000 living being 1.49, as against 1.46 and
1.44 in the two preceding years.
In view of the fact, to which attention was drawn in last year's report, that an
actual decrease in cancer mortality had occurred in London during the past ten
years among women, it appeared desirable to direct closer consideration to the
London cancer mortality, since it is generally acknowledged that London in respect
of facilities for diagnosis is in advance of the rest of England and Wales, and for this
reason any variation in the mortality rates may have special significance. Mr.
B. E. Spear has accordingly made further analysis of the London mortality from the
purely statistical standpoint, the questions considered being the relative incidence