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Hampstead 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Deaths from Tuberculosis.
The number of deaths from Tuberculosis in 1920 was 55. Of
these 41 were due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 6 to Tubercular Meningitis,
and 8 to other forms of Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The following table shows the age distribution of patients dying from Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Hampstead since 1903:—
| Year. | Age Period. | All Ages. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—65 | 65— | ||
| 1903 | _ | 1 | 14 | 46 | 5 | 66 |
| 1904 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 53 | 3 | 73 |
| 1905 | 1 | — | 12 | 57 | 3 | 73 |
| 1906 | 1 | — | 8 | 45 | 3 | 57 |
| 1907 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 3 | 61 |
| 1908 | — | 2 | 14 | 55 | 3 | 74 |
| 1909 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 53 |
| 1910 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 7 | 58 |
| 1911 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 56 |
| 1912 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 2 | 64 |
| 1913 | — | 1 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 49 |
| 1914 | — | 2 | 10 | 42 | 3 | 57 |
| 1915 | — | 1 | 7 | 37 | 3 | 48 |
| 1916 | — | 4 | 11 | 37 | 3 | 55 |
| 1917 | — | — | 21 | 47 | 1 | 69 |
| 1918 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 3 | 75 |
| 1919 | — | 1 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 56 |
| 1920 | — | 2 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 41 |
| Totals | 10 | 23 | 200 | 791 | 61 | 1085 |
Non.pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The 14 deaths from all forms of Non.Pulmonary Tuberculosis in
1920 were distributed in age periods as follows:—0-5. 5; 5-15, 1:
15-25, 3; 25-65 5.