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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1963
[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 fran 13 in 1962 to 8 in
1963, the lowest total on record. New cases amongst females rose by 40% and comprised
an increase in all the age groups from 5 to 45 years inclusive. In males, there was a
14% fall over the previous year, with the decrease in all the age groups from 15 years
upwards,
New Cases and Mortality during 1963
| NEW CASES | DEATHS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respi ratory | Respi ratory | Non-Respi ratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | - |
| 5 | 8 | 11 | – | 1 | – | - | – | - |
| 15 | 14 | 21 | – | – | – | - | – | - |
| 25 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 7 | – | – | – | - |
| 35 | 29 | 19 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 45 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | – | - |
| 55 | 20 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | - |
| 65 and upwards | 16 | 5 | – | – | 4 | - | – | 3 |
| Total for all ages | 142 | 92 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | – | |
| 263 | 12 | |||||||
Rates per 1,000 population:
| New cases : pulmonary | 1.03 | non-pulmonary | 0.13 |
| Deaths : pulmonary | 0.04 | non-pulmonary |
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 ns 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, 1963, was:-
| Pulmonary Males | 1,454 |
| Females | |
| Non-Pulmonary Males | 140 |
| Females | |