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 Holborn Borough]
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No. of Deaths. | Death Rate per 1,000 estimated population. | |
---|---|---|
Pulmonary | 16 | .65 |
Other forms | 1 | .04 |
17 | .69 |
Comparable figures for preceding 10 years: —
Year. | No. of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 estimated population. |
---|---|---|
1941 | 22 | 1.28 |
1942 | 30 | 1.81 |
1943 | 21 | 1.22 |
1944 | 15 | .83 |
1945 | 16 | .86 |
1946 | 13 | .61 |
1947 | 18 | .77 |
1948 | 13 | .52 |
1949 | 15 | .59 |
1950 | 11 | .42 |
1951 | 17 | .69 |
A Table for the years 1946-1951 giving numbers of Holborn residents in whose cases the underlying cause of death was certified as pulmonary tuberculosis or malignant neo-plasm of the lung or bronchus.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Malignant Neoplasms of Lung or Bronchus | Totals | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Malignant Neoplasms of Lung or Bronchus | ||||||
Male | Female | Male | Female | ||||
1946 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 | |
1947 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 11 | |
1948 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |
1949 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | |
1950 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
1951 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16 |
This Table is included to compare by sexes the numbers of deaths from pulmonary
tuberculosis with those from malignant neoplasm of the lung or bronchus. The numbers
of either males or females who have died of pulmonary tuberculosis have not shewn any
uniform trend during these last six years. The numbers of deaths from malignant
neoplasm of the lung or bronchus are of interest in view of trends shewn by national
figures. The Table does however show the higher incidence in men for both diseases,
and that these neoplasms produce a wastage of life practically equal to that of pulmonary
tuberculosis.