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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Sixty–seven deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis were
registered, against seventy–six in the previous year, representing
a death rate of 0.57 per 1,000 compared with 0.64 in 1947
and 0.67 in 1946.
Figures for the years 1929–48 showing the interval between notification and death of tuberculous persons are as under:—
| 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. | 1939. | 1940. | 1941. | 1942. | 1943. | 1944. | 1945. | 1946. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l. | Total number of deaths from Tuberculosis in the Borough | 149 | 153 | 127 | 156 | 150 | 124 | 119 | 116 | 106 | 87 | 107 | 118 | 103 | 104 | 72 | 93 | 93 | 85 |
| 2 | The number of cases notified at death | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 14 |
| 3. | The number of cases notified within one month of death (excluding above) | 32 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| 4. | The number of cases notified within three months of death (excluding above) | 18 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| 5. | The number of cases notified within six months of death (excluding above) | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1929–1938
(inclusive)=219.
Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1939–1948
(inclusive)=202.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1929–1938
(inclusive) = 128.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1939–1948
(inclusive)=94.