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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XXXVII.—Tuberculosis, New Cases and Deaths.
| Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| 25 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 45 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
| 55 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — |
| 65 and upwards | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 122 | 62 | 27 | 18 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
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 1935 show a decrease of 76 on those of 1934. Out
of the total cases primarily notified in 1935, 20 died, and the following
table shows the period between notification and death of these eases :—
Table XXXVIII.—-Tuberculosis Period between Notification and Death.
| 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 | 11—12 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Table XXXIX.—-Tuberculosis Deaths.
| 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases notified | 201 | 242 | 202 | 266 | 201 |
| Number included in above who died during the year | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 20 |
| (17.9%) | (14.4%) | (16.8%) | (14.28%) | (9.9%) | |
| Total Tuberculous Deaths | 121 | 106 | 101 | 99 | 67 |
| Death Bates per 100,000 | 104.6 | 83.8 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 53.8 |
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