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Stoke Newington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
There were notified 89 cases of pulmonary, and 15 cases of
non-pulmonary Tuberculosis with 45 deaths as set forth by ages
in the accompany table. Of these deaths, 7 had not been notified,
6 pulmonary and one non-pulmonary (Meningitis). In 1926 there
were notified 74 pulmonary cases, and 19 non-pulmonary cases.
During 1927 there was thus a death-rate of 0.77 for Consumption,
and of 0.88 for all forms of Tuberculosis per 1,000 of
population living.
TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND DEATHS DURING 1927.
| Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | — |
| 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| 35 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — |
| 45 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| 55 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 56 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 5 | — |
Total Number of Tuberculous Persons Living in the Borough .— A live register continually changing from additional notifications, transfers into and out of the district, and deaths, is maintained by the Medical Officer of Health. The known tuberculous population grew from 243 to 280 during the year, possibly owing in part to earlier notification of cases.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| No. of cases on Register at beginning of 1927 | 125 | 66 | 21 | 31 |
| No. of cases on Register at end of 1927 | 145 | 76 | 23 | 36 |