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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Tuberculosis
There were 8 deaths from tuberculosis of the lungs as in 1963, when there was the
lowest total on record. New cases amongst females fell by 28% and males by 10%.
New Cases and Mortality during 1964
| NEW CASES | DEATHS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0 | _ | - | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 25 | 17 | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 35 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 45 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 55 | 20 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 65 and upwards | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Total for all ages | 128 | 66 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 224 | 10 | |||||||
Rates per 1,000 population:
New cases : pulmonary 0.85 non-pulmonary 0.13
Deaths : pulmonary 0.04 non-pulmonary 0.01
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952
The total number of cases on the Register of the Department as at 31st December,
1964, was:-
Pulmonary Males 1,379
Females 1,007
Non-Pulmonary Males 145
Females 163
2,694
The corresponding figures for previous years are:-
1963 2,862 1956 3,048
1962 2,912 1955 2,945
1961 2,978 1954 2,922
1960 3,034 1953 2,862
1959 3,074 1952 2,575
1958 3,172 1951 2,404
1957 3,168 1950 2,368