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Hammersmith 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Table: TUBERCULOSISSummary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1956. to the 31st December, 1956.

TUBERCULOSISSummary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1956. to the 31st December, 1956.

Age PeriodsFormal Notifications
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
0–1–2–5–10–15–20–25–35–45–55–65–75–Total (All ages
Respiratory, Males––2111191811131210391
Respiratory, Females––1128101617532–65
Non-Respiratory, Males––1–––1111–––5
Non-Respiratory, Females––11–––1–––1–4

Table: CASES NOTIFIED AND DEATHS - 1956 and Previous Years

CASES NOTIFIED AND DEATHS - 1956 and Previous Years

YearNo. of Cases notifiedNo. of DeathsNo. of Cases on Register of Notifications
PulmonaryNon -PulmonaryTotal
1937141331741061,068
19381553719287859
193916533198107889
194014324167118813
194116039199103828
194216931200104963
194317724201721,097
194419222214931,184
194520723230931,282
194618823211851,487
194718921210901,517
194816720187761,599
194919314207511,674
195016621187391,779
195119315208441,852
195218014194431,494
195319817215331,595
195416713180211,495
195513515150161,510
19561569165171,536

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Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1937/1946
(inclusive) - 199.
Average number of cases notified for the 10 years 1947/1956
(inclusive) - 190.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1937/1946 (inclusive
- 97.
Average number of deaths for the 10 years 1947/1956 (inclusive)
- 43.