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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
Hammersmith 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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43
Eighty-nine deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis were
registered, against one hundred and five in the previous
year, representing a death-rate of 1.0 per 1,000 compared
with 1.1 in 1940.
I append figures for the years 1925-41, showing the interval between notification and death of tuberculous persons.
| 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. | 1939. | 1940. | 1941. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total number of deaths from Tuberculosis in the Borough | 138 | 142 | 181 | 135 | 149 | 153 | 127 | 156 | 150 | 124 | 119 | 116 | 106 | 87 | 107 | 118 | 103 |
| 2. The number of cases notified at death | 13 | 8 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 18 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | |
| 4. The number of cases notified within three months of death (excluding above) | 13 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 5. The number of cases notified within six months of death (excluding above) | 18 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1922-1931
(inclusive) = 261.
Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1932-1941
(inclusive) = 199.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1922-1931
(inclusive) = 150.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1932-1941
(inclusive) = 119.