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London County Council 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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The annual death-rates from pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis in recent years are shown in the subjoined table:—

Period.Pulmonary tuberculosis death-rates.Non-puhnonary tuberculosis death-rates.
Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
1922-241.280.781.010.220.170.19
1925-271.190.670.910.180.140.15
19281.140.680.890.170.120.14
19291.240.720.960.150.110.13
19301.130.640.870.130.110.12
19311.140.680.900.150.110.13
19321.080.590.820.140.110.12

The following is an analysis of the notifications in London during 1932 (52 weeks ended 31st December, 1932):—

Form of tuberculosis notified.Sex.Number of formal primary notifications of new cases of tuberculosis.Total notifications.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-|55-65 +Total all ages
Pulmonary tuberculosisM.41863672934908016026454021183,5034,952
F.6223875392561717388192136692,5963,707
Other forms of tuberculosisM.171171528892627443262712710851
F.129212989657710049251611665794
All forms of tuberculosisM.211352151553855528756456714291304,2135,803
F.18114167164457638817437217152803,2614,501

In addition to the primary cases shown in the above table, a number of cases
came to the knowledge of medical officers of health, otherwise than by notification.

These figures include cases not notified before death:—

Form of tuberculosis notified.Sex.New cases of tuberculosis coming to knowledgo otherwise than by formal notification.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65 +Total.
Pulmonary tuberculosis.M.4911327681101201105638556
F.26913439214565402918462
Other forms of tuberculosisM.154341281916186984207
F.13292924261431810613203
All forms of tuberculosisM.1952523146841281261196442763
F.153538376910617673503531665

The sources of information as to the unnotified cases shown in the above table were as follows :—

Source of information.Number of cases.
Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
Death returnsfrom local registrars19684
transferable deaths from Registrar-General ...15178
Posthumous notifications7353
"Transfers" from other areas570173
Other sources2822

The returns received under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1930, from the medical officers of health of the metropolitan boroughs show that
there were 28,399 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis (16,145 males and 12,254 females)
and 10,596 cases of other forms of tuberculosis (5,471 males and 5,125 females) on
the registers of the metropolitan boroughs at the end of 1932.