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Hampstead 1925
Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health
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95
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
The number of deaths from Tuberculosis in 1925 was 60. Of
these, 52 were due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 8 to other forms of
T uberculosis.
The number of cases notified in recent years is as follows:—
| Year. | Persons newly notified. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Voluntarily notifiable 1902; Compulsorily notifiable 1912). | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis (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 | ||
| 1922 | 101 | 34 | 135 | ||
| 1923 | 88 | 36 | 124 | ||
| 1924 | 100 | 25 | 125 | ||
| 1925 | 99 | 14 | 113 | ||
Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Age Groups.
The following table shows the age distribution of persons dying
from Pulmonary Tuberculosis in recent years:—
Year.
Age Period.
All
Ages.
0—5
5—15
15—25
25—65
65—
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
1921
—
2
10
47
4
63
1922
—
1
10
37
2
50
1923
—
—
6
45
—
51
1924
—
1
9
46
2
58
1925
—
—
6
43
3
52
Totals
1
16
126
545
36
724