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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
St Pancras 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The number of primary notifications (civilian) received during the year on Forms A,
B, C and D was 682 (534 pulmonary, 148 non-pulmonary) equal to a notification rate of 3.21
(2.51 pulmonary, 0.70 non-pulmonary) per 1,000 population. They are analysed for age and
sex in the next table:—
Primary Notifications during 1922.
| Ages. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Tuberculosis. | Total all Forms. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 0—1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| 1—5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 37 |
| 5—10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 53 |
| 10—15 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 46 |
| 15—25 | 36 | 54 | 90 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 113 |
| 25—35 | 53 | 54 | 107 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 116 |
| 35—45 | 85 | 43 | 128 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 135 |
| 45—55 | 65 | 20 | 85 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 92 |
| 55—65 | 39 | 13 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 57 |
| 65 upwards | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Totals | 312 | 222 | 534 | 70 | 78 | 148 | 682 |
The deaths from tuberculosis during the year numbered 315, of which 257 were from phthisis and 58 from other forms of tuberculosis. They are analysed for age and sex in the following table:—
Deaths from Tuberculosis during the Year 1922.
| Ages. | Phthisis. | Other Tuberculosis. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 0—1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| 1—2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 2—5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| 5—10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 10—15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 15—25 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 44 |
| 25—35 | 19 | 24 | 43 | — | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| 35—45 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| 45—55 | 43 | 12 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 59 |
| 55—65 | 32 | 9 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 46 |
| 65—75 | 8 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 75—85 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 85 and upwards | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 160 | 97 | 257 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 315 |