Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Location of Disease. | Ages. | Total. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0—5. | 5—15. | 15 and upwards. | |||||
Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 290 | 189 | 534 |
Bones and Joints | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 42 | |
Meninges | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
Glands | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 54 |
Abdominal | 1 | — | 3 | __ | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Genito-Urinary | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | – | 4 |
General | 3 | 1 | — | — | – | – | 4 |
Other Organs | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
13 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 148 | |
Total all forms of Tuberculosis | 18 | 33 | 50 | 48 | 313 | 220 | 682 |
The following table shows the number of new notifications and deaths from Tuberculosis, together with the corresponding rates for the past ten years
Year. | Estimated Population. | Primary Notifications. | Deaths. | Notification Rate. | Death Rate. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phthisis. | Other forms. | All forms. | Phthisis. | Other forms. | All forms. | Phthisis. | Other forms. | All forms. | Phthisis. | Other forms. | All forms. | ||
1913 | 218,387 | 928 | 230 | 1,158 | 325 | 67 | 392 | 4.17 | 1.03 | 5.20 | 1.49 | 0.30 | 1.79 |
1914 | 218,387 | 893 | 121 | 1,014 | 365 | 67 | 432 | 4.09 | 0.55 | 4.64 | 1.67 | 0.30 | 1.97 |
1915 | 218,387 | 933 | 150 | 1,083 | 398 | 102 | 500 | 4.27 | 0.69 | 4.96 | 1.82 | 0.47 | 2.29 |
1916 | 218,387 | 735 | 138 | 873 | 340 | 83 | 423 | 3.36 | 0.63 | 3.99 | 1.55 | 0.38 | 1.93 |
1917 | 218,387 | 825 | 169 | 994 | 353 | 91 | 444 | 3.78 | 0.77 | 4.55 | 1.62 | 0.42 | 2.03 |
1918 | 218,387 | 1,034 | 203 | 1,237 | 403 | 82 | 485 | 4.74 | 0.93 | 5.67 | 1.85 | 0.37 | 2.22 |
1919 | 218,387 | 799 | 206 | 1,005 | 268 | 73 | 341 | 3.66 | 0.94 | 4.60 | 1.23 | 0.33 | 1.56 |
1920 | 218,387 | 684 | 132 | 816 | 249 | 63 | 312 | 3.07 | 0.59 | 3.67 | 1.12 | 0.28 | 1.40 |
1921 | 212,900 | 546 | 153 | 699 | 250 | 54 | 304 | 2.56 | 0.72 | 3.28 | 1.17 | 0.25 | 1.43 |
1922 | 212,500 | 534 | 148 | 682 | 257 | 58 | 315 | 2.51 | 0.70 | 3.21 | 1.21 | 0.27 | 1.48 |