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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1911
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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General Tuberculosis.
Forty-five deaths were recorded as being due to these
diseases.
Of these deaths 7 occurred in the East Ward, 10 in the
North, 8 in the North-West, 4 in the South, 5 in the SouthEast,
and 11 in the South-West.
Twenty-three deaths were classified as tuberculous meningitis
and 22 to other tuberculous diseases.
The following gives the ages at which death occurred :—
| Cause. | Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and up-wards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercular Meningitis | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | l | — | — |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | l | l |
Human and Animal Tuberculosis.
The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the
relations of human and animal tuberculosis has now issued its
final report.
The Commission has had the opportunity of comparing
tuberculosis caused by the mammalian bacillus with tuberculosis
caused by the avian bacillus, and has arrived at the following
conclusions:—
1. Comparing mammalian tubercle bacilli of known
human origin with mammalian tubercle bacilli of known
origin from spontaneous disease in other animals, it is
found that in every instance the bacilli of origin from