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Paddington 1914

Report on the vital statistics and the work of the Public Health Department for the years 1914-18 (inclusive)

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Institutional Treatment.—Of the 6,241 certificates received during the five vears, no
fewer than 2,920 (46'8 per cent.) came from institutions. The numbers for each of the five
years were—1914, 620; 1915,617; 1916,652; 1917,539; 1918,492. On analysing the
institutions it was found that—
1,308 (4:4-8 per cent.)—including 411 new cases—were from Poor Law Institutions.
743 (25.4 per cent.) „ 351 „ „ Hospitals, general and special.
851 (29.1 per cent.) „ 74 „ „ Sanatoria.
18 (0.6 per cent.) „ 15 „ „ Other Institutions.
Inasmuch as many of the institutions are required to report cases on discharge, as well as on
admission—a requirement not universally complied with—the foregoing figures cannot he
taken as measures of the proportions of cases-treated in each class of institution.
tuberculosis.

Table: TABLE 9. Tuberculosis. Sex-Age Distribution of New Cases Reported and Deaths. • 1914-18.

TABLE 9. Tuberculosis. Sex-Age Distribution of New Cases Reported and Deaths. • 1914-18.

Ages (years).All Ages.
0-1-5-10-15-25-35-45-55-65-75—Males.Females.Persons.
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Medically Certified Cases.Cases— Pulmonary95342311485555615716520621720715914276715133203310318601891
Other Forms3424857012794604932101826191871143...11...387336723
Totals432911993241179115105189205224243226177149877554332143141811962614
Deaths-Pulmonary547511436294230234634411727148822209159368
Other Forms810212041022...3...262...322............435497
Other Causes P. O.F....1321.........21312...4424...2...1171633
324121......2.......................................11415
Totals161735281815583346332654364524312081023280233513
Not Medically Certified Cases.Cases1454311713149611746359820461217...32......1298446744
Deaths— Pulmonary...........................................................................
Other Forms...............1..................................... . .............11
Other Causes..............................1.........11..................213
Totals...............1............1.........l1..................224

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" P."—pulmonary. " O.F.''—non-pulmonary (other forms of tuberculosis).