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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
St Pancras 1916
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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The deaths from tuberculosis in 1916 are classified in the following table according to the part of the body affected and according to age and sex.
| 0—1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—35 | 35—45 | 45—55 | 55—65 | 65—75 | 75—85 | 85 up. | Total Males. | 0—1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—35 | 35—45 | 45—55 | 55—65 | 65—75 | 75—85 | 85 up. | Total Females. | Total Persons. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 51 | 43 | 36 | 16 | 2 | — | 200 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 4 | – | — | 105 | 305 |
| Phthisis (not defined as tuberculous) | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 35 |
| Total Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 47 | 39 | 19 | 2 | — | 218 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | 122 | 340 |
| Acute Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| Acute Miliary Tuberculosis | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 45 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other Peritoneal and Intestinal Tubercle | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | |
| Tuberculosis of Spinal Column | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis of Joints | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Lupus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scrofula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of other Organs | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Disseminated Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| Total Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 3 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 37 | 83 |
| Total all forms of Tuberculosis | 4 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 56 | 48 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 264 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | — | 159 | 423 |