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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The table below shows the number of notifications and the number of deaths, together
with the corresponding rates for each Ward of the Borough: —
Tuberculosis (All Forms).
| No. of Ward. | Notifications. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | |
| 1 | 97 | 2.6 | 43 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 31 | 1.4 | 31 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 92 | 2.5 | 46 | 1.3 |
| 4 | 85 | 3.2 | 30 | 1.1 |
| 5 | 92 | 3.0 | 41 | 1.3 |
| 6 | 40 | 1.9 | 26 | 1.2 |
| 7 | 44 | 2.8 | 18 | 1.2 |
| 8 | 71 | 2.5 | 33 | 1.2 |
| No address | 14 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 566 | 2.6 | 271 | 1.2 |
The following table gives details of the new cases occurring during 1924, classified
according to the part of the body affected, as well as for age and sex distribution:—
New Cases of Tuberculosis during 1924.
| Location of Disease. | Ages. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—5 years. | 5—15 years. | 15 years and upwards. | |||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 247 | 178 | 447 |
| Bones and Joints | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| Meninges | 8 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 15 |
| Glands | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 46 |
| Abdominal | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| Genito-Urinarv | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| General | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 |
| Other Organs | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 119 | |
| Total—all forms of Tuberculosis | 22 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 266 | 206 | 566 |