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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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report that the number of new cases notified in 1938 has fallen considerably and is now at the same
level as in 1935. The following graph shows the general downward trend since 1932:—
The following table gives the age and sex distribution of the cases notified for the first time during the year, and the age and sex distribution of the deaths during the year:—
| New cases. | Deaths. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-respiratory | Respiratory. | Non-respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0-1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 1-5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5-15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 15-25 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | - |
| 25-35 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | – | 1 |
| 35—45 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 45-55 | 10 | 2 | – | – | 12 | 4 | – | – |
| 55-65 | 11 | 4 | 1 | – | 9 | 6 | – | – |
| 65 and over | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Totals | 77 | 73 | 20 | 17 | 56 | 37 | 8 | 5 |
When the above table is compared with last year's figures it shows that there has been definite
decrease in respiratory tuberculosis in all ages with the exception of the male age group 35-45 years
and the female age group 25-35 years, where there has been a slight increase.