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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 14(a)—New cases(a) of tuberculosis in London (A.C.) by age 1938-39 and 1946-49
| Age. Group | 1938 | 1939 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1,000 | No. | Kate per 1,000 | No. | Rate per 1,000 | No. | Rate per 1,000 | No. | Rate Per 1,000 | No. | Rate per 1,000 | |
| 0- 4 | 105 | 0.42 | 76 | 0.35 | 199 | 0.94 | 223 | 1.04 | 282 | 1.01 | 285 | 0.97 |
| 5-14 | 228 | 161 | 349 | 384 | 351 | 337 | ||||||
| 15-24 | 1,484 1 | 1.52 | 1,353 | 1.46 | 1,482 | 1.76 | 1,545 | 1.75 | 1,551 | 1.82 | 1,490 | 1.88 |
| 25-64 | 3,262 | 2,917 | 2,982 | 3,111 | 3,149 | 3,341 | ||||||
| 65+ | 224 | 236 | 244 | 262 | 290 | 276 | ||||||
| Not stated | 2 | 24 | 30 | 49 | 41 | 50 | ||||||
| Total | 5,305 | 1.31 | 4,767 | 1.26 | 5,286 | 1.62 | 5,574 | 1.63 | 5,664 | 1.67 | 5,779 | 1.70 |
| Ratio to 1938 per cent. | 100 | 96 | 124 | 124 | 127 | 130 | ||||||
(ii) Non Pulmonary
| Age Group | 1938 | 1939 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1,000 | No. | Rate per 1,000 | No. | Rate per 1,000 | No. | Rate per 1,000 | No. | Rate per 1,000 | No. | Rate per 1,000 | |
| 0- 4 | 142 | 0.50 | 112 | 0.47 | 99 | 0.49 | 121 | 0.46 | 99 | 0.41 | 81 | 0.35 |
| 5.14 | 253 | 200 | 187 | 147 | 156 | 143 | ||||||
| 15.24 | 272 | 0.20 | 217 | 0.18 | 142 | 0.13 | 137 | 0.14 | 154 | 0.13 | 126 | 0.12 |
| 25.64 | 346 | 302 | 201 | 241 | 181 | 188 | ||||||
| 65+ | 40 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | ||||||
| Not known | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | ||||||
| Total | 1,053 | 0.26 | 859 | 0.23 | 647 | 0.20 | 670 | 0.20 | 610 | 0.18 | 553 | 0.16 |
| Ratio to 1938 per cent. | 100 | 88 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 62 | ||||||
(a) Including posthumous notifications and new cases reported otherwise than by primary
notification but excluding transfer of cases already notified.