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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

Fulham 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]

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Table: MORTALITY FROM TUBERCULOSIS

MORTALITY FROM TUBERCULOSIS

Respiratory System:
106 Deaths64 males, 42 females.
Death rate0.77 per 1,000, being 0.01 lower than in the previous year.
104 notified (98.11 per cent.).
2 not notified (1.89 per cent.).Both these cases died in institutions; and a postmortem was held on one of them.
Other Tuberculous Diseases:
14 Deaths9 males, 5 females.
Death rate0.10 per 1,000, being 0.03 higher than in the previous year.
10 notified (71.43 per cent.) 4 not notified (28.57 per cent.).All these four cases died in general hospitals and postmortems were held on three of them.

Table: PERIOD BETWEEN PRIMARY NOTIFICATION AND DEATH

PERIOD BETWEEN PRIMARY NOTIFICATION AND DEATH

Respiratory system:
Under 1 month9 ( 8.65 per cent.)
1—3 months11 (10.58 per cent.)
3—6 months10 ( 9.61 per cent.)
6—12 months14 (13.46 per cent.)
1—2 years24 (23.08 per cent.)
Over two years36 (34.62 per cent.)
Other Tuberculous Diseases:
Under 1 month6 (60 per cent.)
1—3 months1 (10 per cent.)
3—6 months—
6—12 months1 (10 per cent.
1—2 years-
Over two years2 (20 per cent.)