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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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It will be seen that the total number of primary notifications was 440. In addition to
this, there were 52 other cases which were not notified, but which first came under notice
cither by means of special death reports (36), or as transfers from other districts (16).
The total number of new cases during the year was therefore 492, equal to a
notification rate of 2.28 per 1000 of population. During the preceding 5 years the average
yearly number of cases was 688, equal to an average notification rate of 3.09) per 1000 of
population. Of the total 492 new cases which came to knowledge during the year, 389 were
suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, and 103 were non-pulmonarv in character, equal to
notification rates of 1.8 and 0.48 respectively per 1000 of population.
One of the most satisfactory features of the public health of the Borough during recent
years has been the steady fall year by year in the number of notifications of eases of this
disease.
In the following table all the cases occurring during the year are classified for age and
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| Age Periods. | Cases not Notified—Information obtained from Special Death Reports and by Transfer from other districts. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | Total. | ||
| Pulmonary | Malos | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| Females | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | |
| Non-Pnlmonary | Malos | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 |
| Females | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Totals | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 52 | |
Total Notifications during 1925.
| Ages. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other forms of Tuberculosis. | Total, all Forms. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 0—1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1—5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 25 | |
| 5—10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 22 | |
| 10—15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 15—20 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 40 |
| 20—25 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 60 |
| 25—35 | 58 | 30 | 88 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 94 |
| 35—45 | 55 | 34 | 89 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 99 |
| 15—55 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 71 |
| 55—65 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 |
| 65 & upwards | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| Totals | 231 | 158 | 389 | 55 | 48 | 103 | 492 |