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Of the Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases 905 were Jews and 1,133 were Christians.
The deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis numbered 447, but 284 only of these
were notified for the first time during the year 1913. That is to say, of the new
cases notified nearly 14 per cent, died before the end of the year.
The premises of 663 consumptives, consisting of 857 rooms, were disinfected
during the year.
Of the 2,038 fresh cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis notified during the year
701 were insured and 1,337 were not insured. That is 34 per cent of all the cases.
were insured. If you deduct the 390 cases under 16 years of age, which are, of
course, all uninsured, the percentage of insured cases is as 42 to 58 non-insured
cases. 490 patients had moved before the end of the year. Most of the new
addresses could not be traced.
373 received treatment during the year at various hospitals, 320 in infirmaries,
37 at Carshalton, 196 at sanatoria, and 81 in other institutions.
In Whitechapel the number of deaths from Tuberculosis is greater per 1,000
of the population than in the rest of the Borough. This may be due to several
causes. In the first place there is a greater proportion of Jews living in this part
of the Borough than in any other part, and Consumption is probably more prevalent
among Jews. It is undoubtedly on the increase among them. There is another factor
which refers to the number of persons occupying a room. In the premises where
cases of Consumption occurred the average number of persons occupying the room
with the Consumptive was 21 in Whitechapel, whereas it was only 1.5 in Mile End,
l.6 in Limehouse and 1.7 in St. George's.