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Islington 1938

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

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1938] 98
From the above statement it will be seen how the disease attacked people at
the various ages, viz.:—
In every hundred cases 3.26 were aged 1 to 5 years.
,, ,, 9.21 were aged 5 to 15 years.
Prime,, ,, 27.06 were aged 15 to 25 years.*
of ,, ,, 39.73 were aged 25 to 45 years.
Life „ ,, 15.74 were aged 45 to 65 years.
„ ,, 4.41 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 53, while the females reached 75

Table: TUBERCULOSIS.

TUBERCULOSIS.

Year.Notified Cases.Coming to knowledge.Total.Deaths.
1929616105P. 592721P. 314345
O.F. 129O.F. 31
1930590111P. 567701P. 280315
O.F. 134O.F. 35
1931588133P. 590721P. 281332
O.F. 131O.F. 51
1932577140P. 578717P. 264308
O.F. 139O.F. 44
1933565157P. 572722P. 274312
O.F. 150O.F. 38
1934534122P. 544656P. 253280
O.F. 112O.F. 27
1935542128P. 555670P. 202223
O.F. 115O.F. 21
1936530110P. 517640P. 210234
O.F. 123O.F. 24
1937574140P. 598714P. 203
O.F. 116O.F. 25228
1938521102P. 535623P. 210237
O.F. 88O.F. 27

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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.
PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930.
In accordance with the above Regulations, a register of notified cases of Tuberculosis
is kept. This register calls for constant revision and corrections are made
quarterly. Information of any change is forwarded to the Islington Tuberculosis
Officers, the London County Council and to the administrative districts to which the
patients have removed.