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 1921 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TUBERCULOSIS.
Notification.
During the year 1921, 158 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
103 being cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 55 other forms of the
disease.
In the following table these 158 cases have been analysed as to sex and age, and it will be noticed that 46 per cent. were aged between 25 and 45.
0—1. | 1—5. | 5—10. | 10—15. | 15—20. | 20—25. | 25—35. | 35—45. | 45-55- | 55-65. | Over 65. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary males | _ | __ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | — | 57 |
„ females | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | 46 |
Non-Pulmonary males | — | 3 | l3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 25 |
,, females | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 30 |
2 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 41 | 32 | 13 | 6 | — | 158 |
Of the 158 cases notified, 103 were pulmonary and 55 non-pulmonary
16 were dead or dying at time of notification
27 were in hospital, sanatoria or other institution
5 removed from Hampstead almost immediately after
notification
3 were out-patients of Hospitals
16 were attended by private doctors only
91 attended the Dispensary.
The number of cases notified in recent years are as follows :—
Year. | Persons newly notified. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Voluntarily notifiable 1902; Compulsorily notfiable 1912.) | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosia (Compulsorily Notifiable from 1st February, 1913). | ||
1913 | 244 | 56 | 300 |
1914 | 142 | 30 | 172 |
1915 | 172 | 48 | 220 |
1916 | 193 | 51 | 244 |
1917 | 256 | 52 | 308 |
1918 | 291 | 70 | 361 |
1919 | 165 | 48 | 213 |
1920 | 118 | 53 | 171 |
1921 | 103 | 55 | 158 |