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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

London County Council 1944

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

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Form of tuberculosisSexNew cases of tuberculosis coming to knowledge otherwise than by formal notification
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65 +Total
Pulmonary tuberculosisM918833075151102817375608
F.3910133911213871302122468
Other forms of tuberculosisM.—1310697121467488
F.11411714152043—594
All forms of tuberculosisM.2211893982163116878079696
F.42321205312715875332127562

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

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

Source of informationNumber of cases
PulmonaryNon-pulmonary
Death returnsf from local registrars8519
I transferable deaths from Registrar-General16645
Posthumous notifications6019
" Transfers " from other areas72494
Other sources415

Table: The following statement shows the numbers on the registers, for the whole county, during 1939 and subsequent years

The following statement shows the numbers on the registers, for the whole county, during 1939 and subsequent years

Cases on the register at the end of the year—193919401941194219431944
Pulmonary—
Males13,22112,90812,67712,89413,60814,340
Females9,8209,4489,1199,44110,23210,990
Other forms—
Males3,4023,2632,9162,7852,8472,866
Females3,3353,2633,0442,9633,0743,185
Total29,77828,88227,75628,08329,76131,381
No. per 1,000 of population7.99.411.911.711.912.7