Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
Notifications.
Notifications.—During the year 345 primary notifications
of Tuberculosis were received, of which 264 were of Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, and 80 of other forms of Tuberculosis.
The deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis numbered 117
and of other forms of the disease 31. The death-rate from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis was 0.63 per 1000 inhabitants, compared
with 0.68 in 1924 and 0.76 in 1923.
The age and sex incidence of the cases notified during
the year is summarised in the following Table:—
Table 28.
Age Periods. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total all Forms. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
0-1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1-5 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 |
5-10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
10-15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
15-20 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
20-25 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 57 |
25-35 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 5 | 9 | 83 | |
35 45 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 59 |
45-55 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 32 |
55-65 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 |
65 and upwards | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Totals | 128 | 136 | 264 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 344 |