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City of Westminster 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Westminster—Deaths from Tuberculosis per 100,000 civilian population.

Years.Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.Total.
Deaths.Rates.Deaths.Rates.Deaths.Rates.
1916 annual1641243727201151
1917 „1941472922223169
1918 „1861483124217173
1919 „1341052116155121
1920 „139971812157109
1921 „12084.91510.613595.5
1922 „144103.32115165118.3
1923 „10373.31611.311984.7
1924 „12486.7149.913896.5
1881-90 average20889_297
1891-9518480264
1896-1900 „17470244
1901-05 „3021697040372209
1906-10 „2181325834276166
1911-15 „1951283725232153
1916-20 „1631242719190143
1921-24 „12386.91611.713998.7

The death-rates for males and females in Westminster for 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924 were per 100,000 population :—

Males.Females.
1920.1921.1922.1923.1924.1920.1921.1922.1923.1924.
Pulmonary131125.6136.6113.4145.376.353.878.143.441.9
Non.pulmonary9.611.419.96.612.914.59.911.314.87.4
Total140.6137.0156.5120.0158.290.863.789.458.249.3

Subjoined are the average rates for these five years, and similar rates for the three years 1901-1903.

Males.Females.
1901-3.1920-24.1901-3.1920-24.
Pulmonary242.0130.4124.058.7
Non.pulmonary49.012.129.011.6
Totals291.0142.5153.070.3

These show that a reduction in death rates has taken place to the amount of :—

Males.Females.
Pulmonary46 per cent.52.6 per cent.
Non-pulmonary75.3 „51.0 „