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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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The number of deaths recorded for the year is lower for both males and females but this is
especially noticeable amongst the latter, where the reduction has been considerable.
The following table shows the source of the new notifications during the year:—
| Cases. | |
|---|---|
| Brompton Hospital | 12 |
| St. Charles Hospital | 18 |
| St. Mary Abbots Hospital | 20 |
| Hospitals and sanatoria other than above | 52 |
| Total cases notified by hospitals | 102 |
| General practitioners | 72 |
| Tuberculosis officer | 13 |
It will be noted that 54 per cent. of the cases are notified from hospitals or allied institutions.
The following table shows the number of cases added to and the number removed from the notification register during the year:—
| Respiratory. | Non-respiratory. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females | ||
| Cases on the register of notifications on 1st January, 1938 | 265 | 257 | 85 | 83 | 690 |
| Cases notified for the first time during the year | 77 | 73 | 20 | 17 | 187 |
| Cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification | 35 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 87 |
| Cases removed from the register during the year on account of having:— | |||||
| (a) recovered from the disease | 11 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 52 |
| (b) removed from district, lost sight of, etc. | 62 | 83 | 10 | 18 | 173 |
| (c) died | 60 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 116 |
| Cases remaining on the register on 31st December, 1938 | 244 | 237 | 72 | 70 | 623 |
The following table shows the number of deaths and the death rate from respiratory and non-respiratory tuberculosis in each of the past ten years:—
| Years. | Respiratory tuberculosis. | Non-respiratory tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis (all forms). | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Deaths per 100,000 persons living. | Deaths. | Deaths per 100,000 persons living. | Deaths. | Deaths per 100,000 persons living. | |
| 1929 | 120 | 68 | 17 | 10 | 137 | 78 |
| 1930 | 140 | 78 | 25 | 14 | 165 | 92 |
| 1931 | 127 | 70 | 21 | 12 | 148 | 82 |
| 1932 | 107 | 58 | 20 | 11 | 127 | 69 |
| 1933 | 124 | 58 | 14 | 8 | 138 | 76 |
| 1934 | 103 | 58 | 15 | 8 | 118 | 66 |
| 1935 | 78 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 50 |
| 1936 | 105 | 59 | 18 | 10 | 123 | 69 |
| 1937 | 114 | 65 | 16 | 9 | 130 | 74 |
| 1938 | 93 | 53 | 13 | 7 | 106 | 60 |