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 Walthamstow]
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The 108 deaths represent a death rate of 0.80 per 1,000
population
The returns for the past two years are compared below:-
Year. | New Cases. | Total. | Deaths. | Total. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||
m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | |||
1931 | 97 | 53 | 23 | 17 | 190 | 63 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 108 |
1930 | 72 | 57 | 18 | 16 | 159 | 62 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 89 |
The periods elapsing between notification and death, and the number of cases not notified were as follows:—
Under 3 months. | 3 to 6 months. | 6 to 9 months. | 9 to 12 months. | Over 12 months. | Not Notified. | Notified after death. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. |
23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | 8 | - | 39 | - | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
The ratio of non-notified Tuberculosis cases plus notifications
after death to total Tuberculosis deaths was 23 to 108, or 1 to 4.7.
Appropriate action with regard to non-notification was taken,
when necessary.
The table given below shows the number of cases on the Register at the beginning and end of 1931:—
Pulmonary. | Total. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Gkand Total. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | M . | F. | ||||
No. on Register 1st January | 905 | 825 | 1,730 | 447 | 442 | 889 | 2,619 |
Notified during 1931 | 97 | 53 | 150 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 190 |
Total | 1,002 | 878 | 1,80 | 470 | 459 | 929 | 2,809 |
Removed from Register, 1931 | 64 | 40 | 104 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 118 |
No. on Register 31st December | 938 | 838 | 1,776 | 466 | 450 | 916 | 2,691 |