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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Section "A" (Continued)
General Summary of Vital Statistics for the years 1938 to 1945
Year | Estimated Population | Births | Deaths | Deaths under One Year | Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | ||
1938 | 229,000 | 3188 | 13.9 | 2403 | 10.5 | 151 | 47 | 153 | 0.61 |
1939 | 220,300 | 3135 | 13.6 | 2356 | 10.8 | 129 | 42 | 140 | 0.63 |
1940 | 192,540 | 2833 | 14.7 | 2898 | 15.8 | 119 | 45 | 129 | 0.67 |
1941 | 148,150 | 2068 | 13.9 | 2128 | 14.3 | 54 | 34 | 137 | 0.92 |
1942 | 161,800 | 2732 | 16.8 | 1955 | 12.0 | 103 | 37 | 118 | 0.73 |
1943 | 168,530 | 3151 | 18.7 | 2359 | 13.9 | 134 | 42 | 128 | 0.76 |
1944 | 163,320 | 3046 | 18.6 | 2416 | 14.8 | 123 | 40 | 129 | 0.79 |
1945 | 171,280 | 3030 | 17.7 | 2068 | 12.1 | 102 | 34 | 122 | 0.71 |
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS AS TO TUBERCULOSIS FOR THE YEARS 1935 to 1945
(1) Year | (2) Population | (3) No. of new Cases Notified (All Forms) | (4) Deaths | (5) Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis per thousand population. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Forms | Respiratory | ||||
1935 | 223,000 | 347 | 147 | 131 | 0.58 |
1936 | 224,000 | 379 | 157 | 141 | 0.62 |
1937 | 226,000 | 413 | 147 | 134 | 0.59 |
1938 | 229,000 | 330 | 175 | 153 | 0.61 |
1939 | 220,300 | 301 | 159 | 140 | 0.63 |
1940 | 192,540 | 262 | 149 | 129 | 0.67 |
1941 | 148,150 | 315 | 156 | 137 | 0.92 |
1942 | 161,800 | 354 | 131 | 118 | 0.73 |
1943 | 168,530 | 403 | 150 | 128 | 0.76 |
1944 | 163,320 | 390 | 146 | 129 | 0.79 |
1945 | 171,280 | 371 | 138 | 122 | 0.71 |
NoteThe 1944 death rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for the County
of London was 0.84.