London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Finsbury 1925
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1925
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TUBERCULOSIS (All Forms).
Tuberculosis.—The voluntary notification of pulmonary tuberculosis
and of tuberculosis of other parts of the body associated
with discharges was adopted by the Finsbury Borough Council in
1900. Now by the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations 1912
all forms of tuberculosis are compulsorily notifiable from and after
the 1st February, 1913.
The following information is of interest as throwing some light on the approximate duration of cases of tuberculosis after notification:—
| 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths from Tuberculosis | 132 | 131 | 121 | 103 | 106 | 126 |
| Number of cases notified only at death | 1 | 40 | 11 | *3 | †10 | §6 |
| Number of cases dying non-notified | 18 | 20 | ‡17 | |||
| Number of cases notified within a month of death | 12 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
| Number of cases notified within 1 to 3 months of death | 12 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Number of cases notified within 3 to 6 months of death | 8 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
* Fourteen of these cases died in a poor-law institution or a hospital.
† Twenty-three of these cases died in a poor-law institution or a hospital
‡ Twelve of these cases died in a poor-law institution or a hospital.
§ Five of these cases died in a poor-law institution or a hospital.