Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The Foliowing table has been prepared, giving particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from tuberculosis during 1938 :—
| Age Periods | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0- | 1 | 1 | - | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| 1- | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 5- | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 15- | 16 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 2 |
| 25- | 26 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 35- | 18 | 12 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 45- | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 55- | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 65 and on | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 118 | 87 | 24 | 24 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 7 |
The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to the total
tuberculosis deaths is 1 to 5.
The following table indicates the reduction in the number of cases and deaths from Tuberculosis and the efforts made throughout the country are clearly reflected thereby :—
| Year. | No. of Cases notified. | No. of Deaths. | No. of Cases on Dispensary Register. | No. of Cases on Register of Notifications. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | ||||
| 1919 | 313 | 52 | 365 | 170 | — | — |
| 1920 | 284 | 75 | 359 | 157 | — | — |
| 1921 | 260 | 51 | 311 | 173 | — | — |
| 1922 | 246 | 49 | 295 | 162 | — | — |
| 1923 | 211 | 63 | 274 | 145 | — | — |
| 1924 | 200 | 56 | 256 | 170 | — | 1,426 |
| 1925 | 220 | 45 | 265 | 138 | — | 1,280 |
| 1926 | 210 | 68 | 278 | 142 | 824 | 1,302 |
| 1927 | 226 | 53 | 279 | 182 | 686 | 1,289 |
| 1928 | 205 | 56 | 261 | 135 | 744 | 1,308 |
| 1929 | 217 | 63 | 280 | 149 | 818 | 1,334 |
| 1930 | 196 | 54 | 250 | 153 | 803 | 1,293 |
| 1931 | 183 | 56 | 239 | 127 | 905 | 1,198 |
| 1932 | 183 | 45 | 228 | 156 | 763 | 1,128 |
| 1933 | 185 | 31 | 216 | 150 | 749 | 1,056 |
| 1934 | 184 | 31 | 215 | 124 | 715 | 1,070 |
| 1935 | 170 | 31 | 201 | 119 | 759 | 1,059 |
| 1936 | 156 | 40 | 196 | 116 | 805 | 1,063 |
| 1937 | 141 | 33 | 174 | 106 | 834 | 1,068 |
| 1938 | 155 | 37 | 192 | 87 | 824 | 859 |