London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Deptford 1912

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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107
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, including Phthisis.
In the following table will be seen the number of cases
notified during each of the four quarters, and the ages and sex
of the patients.
QUARTERS.
WARDS.
March.
June.
Sept.
Dec.
YEAR.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F
Total.
East
32
38
8
22
14
10
18
11
72
81
153
North
23
12
8
12
5
8
11
10
47
42
89
North-West
10
16
7
6
8
8
16
6
41
36
77
South
5
3
3
3
5
2
4
..
17
8
25
South-East
15
12
10
6
11
2
4
4
40
24
64
South-West
8
8
..
6
2
1
1
2
11
17
28
Total
93
89
36
55
45
31
54
33
228
208
436
AGES OF PATIENTS NOTIFIED.
Under
1
1-5
5-15
15-25
25-45
45-65
65 &
upwards.
All Ages.
3
10
73
62
194
85
9
436
General Tuberculosis.
Thirty-three deaths were recorded as being due to these
diseases.
Of these deaths 11 occurred in the East Ward, 5 in the
North, 12 in the North-West, 1 in the South, 3 in the SouthEast,
and 1 in the South-West.
Thirteen deaths were classified as tuberculous meningitis
and 20 to other tuberculous diseases.
The following gives the ages at which death occurred:—