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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The total cases for 1937 show an increase of 27 on those of 1936. Out of the total cases primarily notified in 1937, 31 died, and the following table shows the period between notification and death of these cases:-
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 | u—12 |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
Table XXXIX.—Tuberculosis Deaths.
| 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases notified | 202 | 266 | 201 | 188 | 228 |
| Number included in above who died during the year | 34 (16.8%) | 38 (14.28%) | 20 (9.9%) | 24 (12.7%) | 31 (13.6%) |
| Total Tuberculous Deaths | 101 | 99 | 67 | 90 | 94 |
| Death Rates per 100,000 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 53.8 | 72.5 | 75.6 |