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London County Council 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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was G,469, the corresponding figure for 1936 being 6,232. The following is an analysis
of the notifications in London during the year 1937 :–
Table 27
| Form of tuberculosis notified | Sex | Number of formal primary notifications of now cases of tuberculosis | Total notifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0– | 1– | 5– | 10– | 15– | 20– | 25– | 35– | 45–| | 55– | 65 + | Total all ages | |||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | M. | 5 | 38 | 62 | 45 | 253 | 395 | 735 | 492 | 501 | 414 | 162 | 3,102 | 4,021 |
| F. | 2 | 28 | 37 | 63 | 330 | 551 | 666 | 304 | 191 | 113 | 68 | 2,353 | 3,050 | |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | M. | 6 | 63 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 56 | 76 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 499 | 568 |
| F. | 7 | 60 | 67 | 63 | 57 | 73 | 92 | 43 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 515 | 598 | |
| All forms of tuberculosis | M. | 11 | 101 | 137 | 113 | 320 | 451 | 811 | 524 | 529 | 432 | 172 | 3,601 | 4,589 |
| F. | 9 | 88 | 104 | 126 | 387 | 624 | 758 | 347 | 214 | 128 | 83 | 2,868 | 3,648 | |
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 until after death :–
Table 28
| Form of tuberculosis notified | Sex | New cases of tuberculosis coming to knowledge otherwise than by formal notification | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0– | 1– | 5– | 10– | 15– | 20– | 25– | 35– | 45– | 55– | 65 + | Total | ||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | M. | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 88 | 164 | 107 | 84 | 78 | 50 | 631 |
| F. | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 109 | 162 | 58 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 477 | |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | M. | 5 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 164 |
| F. | 7 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 151 | |
| All forms of tuberculosis | M. | 8 | 30 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 107 | 181 | 117 | 94 | 87 | 55 | 795 |
| F. | 8 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 127 | 177 | 72 | 35 | 38 | 35 | 628 | |
The sources of information as to the unnotified cases shown in the above table
were as follows :–
Table 29
| Source of information | Number | of cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non.pulmonary | ||
| Death returns | from local registrars | 166 | 60 |
| transferable deaths from Registrar.General | 88 | 44 | |
| Posthumous notifications | 64 | 39 | |
| "Transfers" from other areas | 780 | 169 | |
| Other sources | 10 | 3 | |
The returns received under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1930, from the medical officers of health of the metropolitan boroughs show that
there were 23,591 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis (13,492 males and 10,099 females)
and 7,462 cases of other forms of tuberculosis (3,799 males and 3,663 females) on
the registers of the metropolitan boroughs at the end of 1937.