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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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35
TUBERCULOSIS.
In 1934, 251 new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis came to the
knowledge of the department, including 12 cases who had moved into
the City, 1 by posthumous notification, and 17 non-notified deaths.
Non-pulmonary forms of tuberculosis gave 54 cases—7 of these being
non-notified deaths, and 2 transfers.
Table XL. Tuberculosis, 1934.
| Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
| Under 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 25 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 |
| 35 | — | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | ||
| 45 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | — |
| 55 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 05 and upwards | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | 157 | 94 | 31 | 23 | 57 | 26 | 9 | 7 |
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 total cases for 1934 show an increase of 59 on those of 1933. Out
of the total cases primarily notified in 1934, 38 died, and the following
table shows the period between notification and death of these
cases:—
Table XLI.
| Weeks. | Months. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 | ||
| 14 | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Table XLII.
| 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | |
| New cases notified | 209 | 201 | 242 | 202 | 266 |
| Number included in above who died during the year | 23 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 |
| (11 .0%) | (17.9%) | (14.4%) | (16.8%) | (14.28%) | |
| Total Tuberculous Deaths | 107 | 121 | 106 | 101 | 99 |
| Death Rates per 100,000 | 85.0 | 104.6 | 83.8 | 79.9 | 79.8 |