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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
City of Westminster 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table I. Tuberculosis, 1926.
| Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | - | - | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 15 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 20 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 25 | 41 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | 30 | 19 | — | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 45 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 55 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | 11 | 8 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 14 | 3 | — | — |
| Totals | 146 | 94 | 18 | 30 | 77 | 42 | 6 | 8 |
In this Table all primary notifications are included, and also other
new cases of tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer
of Health during the year.
The primary notifications for 1926 show a slight increase of 6 on
those of 1925. Out of the total cases notified in 1926, 45 died, and the
following table shows the period between notification and death of these
cases.
Weeks. Months.
1—2 2—3 3—4 1—2 2—3 3—4 4—5 5—6 6—7 7—8
14 5 6 6 2 4 1 1 1
Table II.
| 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases notified | 327 | 324 | 347 | 282 | 288 |
| Number included in above who died during the year | 100 | 44 | 66 | 46 | 45 |
| (30.5%) | (13.5%) | (19.0%) | (16.3%) | (15.6%) | |
| Total Tuberculous Deaths | 165 | 119 | 138 | 129 | 133 |
| Death Rates per 100.000 | 118.3 | 84.7 | 96.5 | 92.4 | 96.0 |