Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1918 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The following table shows the number of deaths and the death-rates from all forms of Tuberculosis and from Pulmonary Tuberculosis respectively since 189.9:—
| Year. | Total deathsfrom Tuberculosis. | Death-rate per 1000 Population. | Deaths from Pnlmonary Tuberculosis. | Death-rate per 1000 Population. | Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 98 | 1.21 | 81 | 0.98 | - |
| 1900 | 92 | 1.13 | 69 | 0.85 | _ |
| 1901 | 118 | 1.44 | 73 | 0.89 | — |
| 1902 | 97 | 1.18 | 73 | 0.89 | 51 |
| 1903 | 90 | 1.09 | 66 | 0.80 | 34 |
| 1904 | 102 | 1.23 | 73 | 0.88 | 39 |
| 1905 | 95 | 1.14 | 73 | 0.87 | 27 |
| 1906 | 79 | 0.94 | 57 | 0.68 | 35 |
| 1907 | 92 | 1.09 | 61 | 0.72 | 55 |
| 1908 | 84 | 0.99 | 74 | 0.87 | 30 |
| 1909 | 75 | 0.88 | 53 | 0.62 | 67 |
| 1910 | 80 | 0.94 | 58 | 0.68 | 77 |
| 1911 | 70 | 0.82 | 56 | 0.65 | 113 |
| 1912 | 77 | 0.88 | 64 | 0.74 | 183 |
| 1913 | 61 | 0.81 | 49 | 0.56 | 300 |
| 1914 | 71 | 0.82 | 57 | 0.66 | 172 |
| 1915 | 71 | 0.86 | 48 | 0.58 | 220 |
| 1916 | 80 | 0.98 | 55 | 0.67 | 244 |
| 1917 | 85 | 1.12 | 69 | 0.91 | 308 |
| 1918 | 89 | 1.24 | 75 | 1.04 | 361 |
The deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and from all forms of Tuberculosis during 1918 were distributed among the wards as follows:—
| Ward. | Area (Acres). | Estimated Population middle of 191S. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis (All Forms.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death-rale per 1000 ofthe Population. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1000 ofthe Population. | |||
| No. 1 (Town) | 686 | 11,600 | 11 | 0.95 | 15 | 1.30 |
| ,, 2 (Belsize) | 271 | 11,500 | 9 | 0.79 | 10 | 0.87 |
| ,, 3 (Adelaide) | 325 | 8,315 | 11 | 1.32 | 11 | 1.32 |
| ,, 4 (Central) | 312 | 8,300 | 7 | 0.84 | 9 | 1.08 |
| „ 5 (West End) | 247 | 10,800 | 12 | 1.11 | 14 | 1.30 |
| ,, 6 (Kilburn) | 195 | 12,500 | 18 | 1.44 | 22 | 1.76 |
| „ 7 (Priory) | 229 | 8,800 | 7 | 0.80 | 8 | 0.92 |
| The Borough | 2,265 | 71,815 | 75 | 1.04 | 89 | 1.24 |