Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN The deaths from Tuberculosis During 1029 arc classified as to
AGES. | |||||||||||||
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Under 1 year. | 1 to 2 years. | 2 to 5 „ | 5 to 10 „ | 10 to 15 „ | 13 to 20 „ | 20 to 25 „ | 25 to 35 „ | 35 to 45 „ | 45 to 55 „ | 55 to 65 ,, | 65 to 75 „ | 75 to 85 ,, | |
All forms | 5 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 2 | ... |
Respiratory system | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 1 | ... |
Central nervous system | 2 | 4 | . . . | 1 | . . | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Intestines and periteum | 2 | . . . | 1 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
Vertebral column | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |||||
Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Skin and subcutaneous tissue | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Bones (Vertebral column excepted) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Lymphatic system (abdominal glands excepted) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Genito-urinary system | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other sites | ... | ... | ... | ... | "... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Disseminated Tuberculosis — | |||||||||||||
Acute | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chronic or unstated | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
The death rates from Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis for 1929 in London and Shoreditch are compared in the following table:—
Deaths per 1,000 population. | Percentage of total mortality caused by Tuberculosis. | |||||
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Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | All forms | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | All forms | |
Shoreditch | 0.98 | 0.18 | 1.16 | 6.09 | 1.19 | 7.22 |
London | 0.91 | 0.13 | 1.03 | 6.57 | 0.91 | 7.47 |