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 Westminster, City of]
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Table I.
Tuberculosis, 1928.
Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Under 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
5 | 2 | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
20 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
25 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | - | - |
35 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | - |
45 | 21 | 13 | - | 3 | 14 | 6 | - | 3 |
55 | 16 | 2 | 1 | - | 10 | 5 | 1 | - |
65 and upwards | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | 2 |
Totals | 124 | 63 | 22 | 27 | 61 | 29 | 7 | 11 |
In this Table all primary notifications are included, and also other
new cases of tuberculosis coining to the knowledge of the Medical Officer
of Health during the year.
The total cases for 1928 stow a decrease of 38 on those of 1927. Out of the total cases notified in 1928, 32 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 | 8—9 | 9—10 | 10—11 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Table II.
1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New cases notified | 347 | 282 | 288 | 245 | 213 |
Number included in above who died during the year | 66 (19.0%) | 46 (16.3%) | 45 (15.6%) | 31 (12.6%) | 32 (15.0%) |
Total Tuberculous Deaths | 138 | 129 | 133 | 114 | 108 |
Death Rates per 100,000 | 96.5 | 92.4 | 9.60 | 83.5 | 83.2 |