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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The follwing table give details of the new cases occurring during 1923,ckassefied according to the paets of the body affected, as well as for age and sex distribution:
Location of Disease. | Ages. | Total. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0—5 years. | 15 years and upwards. | ||||||
Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |||||||
Bones and Joints | |||||||
Meninges | |||||||
Glands | |||||||
Abdominal | |||||||
Genito-TJ rinarv | — | - | - | _ | _ | ||
General | _ | __ | |||||
Other Organs | — | — | |||||
Total all forms of Tuberculosis |
for purposes of comparison the following table is given, showing the number of notifications and the number of deaths, together with the corresponding rates during 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. | ||
1914 | 218387 | 893 | 121 | 1014 | 365 | 67 | 432 | 4.09 | 055 | 4.64 | 1.67 | 0.30 | 1.97 |
1915 | 218387 | 933 | 150 | 1083 | 398 | 1.02 | 500 | 427 | 069 | 4.96 | 1.82 | 0.47 | 2.29 |
1916 | 218387 | 735 | 138 | 873 | 340 | 83 | 423 | 3.36 | 0.63 | 3.99 | 1.55 | 0.38 | 1.93 |
1917 | 218387 | 825 | 169 | 994 | 353 | 91 | 444 | 378 | 0.77 | 4.55 | 1.62 | 0.42 | 2.03 |
1918 | 218387 | 1034 | 203 | 237 | 4.03 | 82 | 485 | 474 | 0.93 | 5467 | 1.85 | 0.37 | 2.22 |
1919 | 218387 | 799 | 205 | 1005 | 268 | 73 | 34 | 3.66 | 0.94 | 4.60 | 1.23 | 0'33 | 0.56 |
1920 | 00 00 | 384 | 132 | 816 | 249 | 63 | 312 | 3.07 | 0.59 | 3.67 | 1.12 | 0.28 | 1.01 |
1921 | 212900 | 546 | 153 | 699 | 250 | 54 | 304 | 2.36 | 072 | 3.28 | 1.17 | 0.25 | 43 |
1922 | 212500 | 534 | 148 | 682 | 257 | 58 | 315 | 2.51 | 0.70 | 32 | 1.21 | 0.27 | 1.48 |
1923 | 214400 | 440 | 137 | 577 | 211 | 61 | 272 | 2.05 | 0.64 | 2.69 | 0.98 | 0'28 | 1.27 |