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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(b)—Tuberculosis deaths in London (A.C.) by age 1938.39 and 1946.49 (i) 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 | 30 | 0.07 | 15 | 0.05 | 25 | 0.06 | 25 | 0.07 | 15 | 0.04 | 7 | 0. 02 |
| 5-14 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
| 15-24 | 459 | 0.77 | 447 | 0.84 | 278 | 0.75 | 266 | 0.75 | 228 | 0.69 | 154 | 0.58 |
| 25.64 | 1,863 | 1,922 | 1,383 | 1,487 | 1,392 | 1,134 | ||||||
| 65+ | 213 | 250 | 242 | 249 | 257 | 285 | ||||||
| Total | 2,590 | 0.64 | 2,650 | 0.70 | 1,940 | 0.62 | 2,044 | 0.62 | 1,900 | 0.57 | 1,585 | 0.47 |
| Ratio to 1938 per cent. | 100 | 102 | 75 | 79 | 73 | 61 | ||||||
(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 | 88 | 0.19 | 64 | 0.15 | 64 | 0.19 | 49 | 0.14 | 49 | 0.11 | 29 | 0.07 |
| 5-14 | 59 | 38 | 45 | 36 | 21 | 19 | ||||||
| 15.25 | 66 | 0.06 | 75 | 0.06 | 39 | 0.05 | 38 | 0.06 | 24 | 0.05 | 17 | 0.04 |
| 25.64 | 113 | 103 | 79 | 107 | 90 | 76 | ||||||
| 65+ | 21 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 15 | ||||||
| Total | 347 | 0.09 | 302 | 0.08 | 243 | 0.08 | 252 | 0.08 | 202 | 0.06 | 156 | 0.05 |
| Ratio to 1938 per cent. | 100 | 87 | 70 | 73 | 58 | 45 | ||||||