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St Pancras 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Section VIII.-TUBERCULOSIS.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Particulars of all new cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from this disease during 1937 are given in the following table in the form required by the Ministry of Health :—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonarv. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| 0—1 | 1 | _ | — | _ | — | — | 1 | _ | ||
| 1—5 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | _ | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5—10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 10—15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 15—20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | ||
| 20—25 | 35 | 31 | S | 7 | 6 | 9 | — | 2 | ||
| 25—35 | 44 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | _ | ||
| 35—45 | 33 | 17 | 1 | _ | 14 | 7 | _ | _ | ||
| 45—55 | 37 | 8 | 2 | — | 24 | 3 | 1 | _ | ||
| 55—65 | 42 | 4 | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 65 & upwards | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | — | ||
| Totals | 218 | 125 | 22 | 26 | 97 | 51 | 8 | 6 | ||
The total number of Primary notifications was 281 ; in addition to these, 32 cases,
which had not been notified, came to knowledge by means of special death reports, and
78 cases by transfer from other districts.
The total number of new cases during the year from all sources was therefore 391,
equal to a notification rate of 215 per 1,000 of population.
The total number of new cases during the previous year was 380.
The deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis during the year numbered 162, equal to a
death rate of 0'9 per 1,000 of population.
The total number of deaths in the previous year was 164.
It will be noted that, out of a total of 162 deaths from Tuberculosis, 32 were of cases
which were notified only at death.
Death from tuberculosis before notification maybe due to:—(1) Sudden death of a
person who has not consulted a doctor since tuberculosis has developed. (2) Sudden death of