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City of Westminster 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Of the 204 cases removed from the Register during the year 1926,
106 were on account of death, 90 persons suffering from Tuberculosis
moved from the City, and the diagnosis was revised in 2 cases. Of
the 106 deaths mentioned above, 4 died from causes other than
Tuberculosis.
Deaths from Tuberculosis.—The total number of deaths from Tuberculosis
for 1926 (all forms) was 133—Males 83, Females 50. This gives a
death-rate for this disease of .96 per 1,000. The following table shows
the number of deaths from Tuberculosis for the last 5 years, together
with the death rate.
Year.
Deaths.
Rate per
1,000.
1922 165 1.16
1923 119 .84
1924 138 .98
1925 129 .92
1926 133 .96
The average five-yearly rate per 1,000 was .97.
The following table shows Deaths per 100.000 of civilian population
since 1917.
Table VIII.
| Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Rates. | Deaths. | Rates. | Deaths. | Rates. | |
| 1917 annual | 191 | 147 | 29 | 22 | 223 | 169 |
| 1918 ,, | 186 | 148 | 31 | 24 | 217 | 173 |
| 1919 ,, | 134 | 105 | 21 | 16 | 155 | 121 |
| 1920 ,, | 139 | 97 | 18 | 12 | 167 | 109 |
| 1921 ,, | 120 | 84.9 | 15 | 10.6 | 135 | 95.5 |
| 1922 „ | 144 | 103.3 | 21 | 15 | 165 | 118.3 |
| 1923 ,, | 103 | 73.3 | 16 | 11.3 | 119 | 84.7 |
| 1924 ,, | 124 | 86.7 | 14 | 9.9 | 138 | 96.6 |
| 1925 ,, | 115 | 82.3 | 14 | 10.0 | 129 | 92.4 |
| 1926 ,, | 119 | 85.9 | 14 | 10.1 | 133 | 96.0 |
WESTMINSTER TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
Report by the Tuberculosis Officer on the AWork of the
Dispensary during 1926.
The number of new eases examined during the year was 446, as compared
with 395 in 1925. The increase is due partly to a small increase in
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