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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
Kensington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The following summary shows the age and sex distribution of the cases notified and the deaths from this disease during the year :—
| Age Periods. (Years). | New Cases† | Deaths. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary- | ||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 0—1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 1—5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 5—10 | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 10—15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 15—20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | |
| 20—25 | 14 | 17 | — | 8 | 3 | 13 | — | 4 | |
| 25—35 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | — | — | |
| 35—45 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 2 | —- | |
| 45—55 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | |
| 55—65 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | — | ||
| 65 and upwards | 1 | 1 | _ | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Totals | 100 | 88 | 26 | 27 | 62 | 58 | 6 | 11 | |
† Primary notifications of persons notihed during life to be suffering from tuberculosis.
From the above table it will be seen that the disease commonly attacks people at the period of
their maximum value to the home, the family and the nation. Apart from causing deaths of
persons in the prime of life, it handicaps many by reducing their working capacity for several years
before death.
tde following table shows tde number of notifications of pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis received since 1920, togetder witd tde number of deatds and deatd-rates in each year.
| Year. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Otder Forms of Tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis (all.forms). | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Notifications. | No. of Deatds. | Deatds per 100,000 persons living. | No. of Notifications. | No. of Deatds. | Deatds per 100,000 persons living. | No. of Deatds. | Deatds per 100,000 persons living. | |
| 1920 | 293 | 135 | 82 | 114 | 44 | 27 | 179 | 109 |
| 1921 | 288 | 153 | 87 | 86 | 32 | 18 | 185 | 105 |
| 1922 | 252 | 139 | 78 | 87 | 30 | 17 | 169 | 95 |
| 1923 | 280 | 117 | 66 | 123 | 35 | 19 | 152 | 85 |
| 1924 | 236 | 120 | 67 | 78 | 29 | 16 | 149 | 83 |
| 1925 | 235 | 134 | 75 | 57 | 25 | 14 | 159 | 89 |
| 1926 | 248 | 130 | 72 | 69 | 30 | 17 | 160 | 89 |
| 1927 | 178 | 114 | 65 | 74 | 26 | 15 | 140 | 80 |
| 1928 | 212 | 107 | 60 | 64 | 25 | 14 | 132 | 74 |
| 1929 | 188 | 120 | 68 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 137 | 78 |
It has already been stated that the number of cases of tuberculosis notified in 1929 is the
lowest recorded, but the above table shows a slight increase in the total number of deaths from
all forms of this disease. The increase actually occurs in the number of deaths from pulmonary
tuberculosis which rises from 107 to 120. The number of deaths from non-pulmonary tuberculosis
was 8 less than in the preceding year, and is the smallest on record.
Deaths from Tuberculosis in 1929 Allocated to District of Usual Residence of Patients.
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | |
|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 120 | 17 |
| North Kensington | 78 | 11 |
| South Kensington | 42 | 6 |
| Wards. | ||
| St. Charles | 13 | 2 |
| Golborne | 26 | 4 |
| Norland | 28 | 3 |
| Pembridge | 11 | 2 |
| Holland | 8 | 3 |
| Earl's Court | 9 | 1 |
| Queen's Gate | — | — |
| Redcliffe | 18 | 2 |
| Brompton | 7 | — |