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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
Lambeth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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(2) Incidence Rates (notified primary cases per 1,000 population):—
| Years. | Borough | Inner Districts | Outer Districts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis (all forms). | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis (all forms). | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis (all forms). | |
| 1913 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| 1914 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| 1915 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 1916 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
| 1917 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
| 1918 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| 1919 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 1920 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 1921 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1922 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 1923 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 1924 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 1925 | 1.56 | 1.84 | 1.67 | 1.97 | 1.49 | 1.76 |
| 1926 | 1.43 | 1.75 | 1.65 | 2.10 | 1.29 | 1.00 |
| Averages (14 years) | 2.74 | 3.51 | 3.01 | 3.90 | 2.50 | 3.20 |
The clerical work connected with the Tuberculosis Department
still continues to increase on account of the many different records,
etc., that have to be kept.