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Islington 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Tuberculosis
The number of deaths from Tuberculosis of the lungs fell from 22 in 1961 to 13
in 1962, the lowest total on record. New cases amongst females fell by 28%; but in
males there was a slight increase over the previous year. The overall decrease in new
cases of respiratory Tuberculosis was 7%.
New Cases and Mortality during 1962
| NEW CASES | DEATHS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0- | 2 | 1 | _ | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1- | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5- | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15- | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | . | - | - | - |
| 25- | 34 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 35- | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 45- | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 55- | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 17 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total for all ages | 166 | 66 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 253 | 16 | |||||||
Rates per 1,000 population:
New cases: pulmonary 1.01 non-pulmonary 0.09
Deaths : pulmonary 0.06 non-pulmonary 0.01
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952
Although information in regard to the coming and going of tuberculous patients
under these Regulations is not as complete as it was under the Tuberculosis
Regulations, 1930, every effort is made to confirm the correctness of the Register
still maintained in the Department. The total number of cases on the Register of the
Department as at 31st December, 1962, was:-
Pulmonary Males 1,496
Females 1,115
Non-Pulmonary Males 137
Females 164
2,912
The corresponding figures for previous years are:-
| 1961 | 2,978 |
| 1960 | 3,034 |
| 1959 | 3,074 |
| 1958 | 3,172 |
| 1957 | 3,168 |
| 1956 | 3,048 |
| 1955 | 2,945 |
| 1954 | 2 922 |
| 1953 | 2,862 |
| 1952 | 2,575 |
| 1951 | 2,404 |
| 1950 | 2,368 |