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Islington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1937
THE PERIOD OF LIFE AT WHICH TUBERCULOSIS ATTACKED THE PERSONS NOTIFIED DURING 1937.
| Tubercular Diseases. | Sex. | At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and up. | |||
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | M. | 270 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 120 | 79 | 22 | |
| F. | 220 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 100 | 29 | 3 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis | M. | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| F. | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | M. | ||||||||
| F. | |||||||||
| General Tuberculosis | M. | ||||||||
| F. | |||||||||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | M. | 44 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | ||
| F. | 37 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | |||
| All Tubercular Diseases | M. | 316 | 3 | 24 | 58 | 128 | 81 | 22 | |
| F. | 258 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 87 | 108 | 34 | 3 | |
| Totals | 574 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 145 | 236 | 115 | 25 | |
| Percentages at each life period to total cases | 0.17 | 2.45 | 6.63 | 25.26 | 41.11 | 20.03 | 4.35 | ||
From the above statement it will be seen how the disease attacked people at
the various ages, viz. :—
In every hundred cases 2.45 were aged 1 to 5 years.
,, ,, 6.63 were aged 5 to 15 years.
Prime"-! ,, ,, 25.26 were aged 15 to 25 years.*
of ,, ,, 41.11 were aged 25 to 45 years.
Life ,, ,, 20.03 were aged 45 to 65 years.
,, ,, 4.35 were aged 65 and upwards.
* Referring to the first Table above, it will be seen under " Respiratory Tuberculosis "
that between the ages of 15 and 25, the males attacked number 42, while the females reached 75.
TUBERCULOSIS.
| Year. | Notified Cases. | Coming to knowledge. | Total. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 694 | 140 | P. 659 | 834 | P. 309 358 |
| O.F. 175 | O.F. 49 | ||||
| 1929 | 616 | 105 | P. 592 | 721 | P. 314 345 |
| O.F. 129 | O.F. 31 | ||||
| 1930 | 590 | 111 | P. 567 | 701 | P. 280 315 |
| O.F. 134 | O.F. 35 | ||||
| 1931 | 588 | 133 | P. 590 | 721 | P. 281 332 |
| O.F. 131 | O.F. 51 | ||||
| 1932 | 577 | 140 | P. 578 | 717 | P. 264 308 |
| O.F. 139 | O.F. 44 | ||||
| 1933 | 565 | 157 | P. 572 | 722 | P. 274 312 |
| O.F. 150 | O.F. 38 | ||||
| 1934 | 534 | 122 | P. 544 | 656 | P. 253 280 |
| O.F. 112 | O.F. 27 | ||||
| 1935 | 542 | 128 | P. 555 | 670 | P. 202 223 |
| O.F. 115 | O.F. 21 | ||||
| 1936 | 530 | 110 | P. 517 | 640 | P. 210 234 |
| O.F. 123 | O.F. 24 | ||||
| 1937 | 574 | 140 | P. 598 | 714 | P. 203 |
| O.F. 116 | O.F. 25 228 | ||||
The above table shows for the past ten years the totals of the known cases of
respiratory tuberculosis (pulmonary), indicated by " P," and other forms of
tuberculosis, by " O.F.," the last column showing the deaths.