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Islington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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99 [1938
The following is a statistical statement showing the number of cases of Notified Tuberculosis on the register at the commencement of the year, the numbers removed during that period, and the actual number remaining at the close of the year 1938.
| Lungs. | Other Forms. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Numbers on register at the commencement of the year 1938 | 855 | 652 | 235 | 255 | 1,997 |
| Notified cases added during the year 1938 | 263 | 194 | 37 | 27 | 521 |
| Cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health (other than by notification) during the year 1938 | 44 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 102 |
| Number of cases removed from the register during the year 1938 | 1,162 | 880 | 284 | 294 | 2,620 |
| 274 | 192 | 58 | 57 | 581 | |
| Number of cases remaining on register at close of year 1938 | 888 | 688 | 226 | 237 | 2,039 |
| Age-periods | Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and up. | Total Primary Notifications. | ||
| Pulmonary Males | - | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 61 | 57 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 263 | 374 |
| Females | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 49 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 194 | 291 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 37 | 48 |
| ,, ,, Females | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 27 | 35 |
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | 69 | 47 | 116 | 66 | 53 | 119 | 71 | 57 | 128 | 57 | 37 | 94 | 263 | 194 | 457 |
| Tubercular Meningitis | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| General Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 12 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 24 | 59 |
| Totals | 81 | 56 | 137 | 73 | 59 | 132 | 81 | 67 | 148 | 65 | 39 | 104 | 300 | 221 | 521 |