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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(B) SUMMARY OF NEW CASES IN AGE GROUPS AND DEATHS—1949.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0- | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| 1- | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 5- | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 15- | 34 | 31 | 1 | — | }9 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 25- | 33 | 35 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 35- | 25 | 18 | 1 | — | ||||
| 45- | 25 | 7 | - | - | }16 | 4 | — | — |
| 55- | 15 | 1 | — | - | ||||
| 65 and on | 12 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 155 | 111 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
(C) CASES NOTIFIED AND DEATHS—1949 and Previous Years.
| Year. | No. of Cases notified. | No. of Deaths. | No. of Cases on Register of Notifications. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||
| 1930 | 196 | 54 | 250 | 153 | 1,293 |
| 1931 | 183 | 56 | 239 | 127 | 1,198 |
| 1932 | 183 | 45 | 228 | 156 | 1,128 |
| 1933 | 185 | 31 | 216 | 150 | 1,056 |
| 1934 | 184 | 31 | 215 | 124 | 1,070 |
| 1935 | 170 | 31 | 201 | 119 | 1,059 |
| 1936 | 156 | 40 | 196 | 116 | 1,063 |
| 1937 | 141 | 33 | 174 | 106 | 1,068 |
| 1938 | 155 | 37 | 192 | 87 | 859 |
| 1939 | 165 | 33 | 198 | 107 | 889 |
| 1940 | 143 | 24 | 167 | 118 | 813 |
| 1941 | 160 | 39 | 199 | 103 | 828 |
| 1942 | 169 | 31 | 200 | 104 | 963 |
| 1943 | 177 | 24 | 201 | 72 | 1,097 |
| 1944 | 192 | 22 | 214 | 93 | 1,184 |
| 1945 | 207 | 23 | 230 | 93 | 1,282 |
| 1946 | 188 | 23 | 211 | 85 | 1,487 |
| 1947 | 189 | 21 | 210 | 90 | 1,517 |
| 1948 | 167 | 20 | 187 | 76 | 1,599 |
| 1949 | 193 | 14 | 207 | 51 | 1,674 |
Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1930-1939
(inclusive)=211.
Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1940-1949
(inclusive)=203.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1930-1939
(inclusive)=124.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1940-1949
(inclusive)=88.