Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 11(a)—Tuberculosis—Primary notifications in London during the year 1950
| Form of tuberculosis notified | Sex | Number of formal primary notifications of new cases of tuberculosis | Total all ages | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 05 + | |||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | m. | 13 | 149 | 84 | 57 | 265 | 350 | 683 | 413 | 408 | 356 | 181 | 2,959 |
| F. | 13 | 103 | 68 | 72 | 311 | 506 | 644 | 279 | 120 | 71 | 43 | 2,230 | |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | m. | 2 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 227 |
| F. | 4 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 302 | |
| All forms of tuberculosis | M. | 15 | 181 | 118 | 73 | 289 | 382 | 722 | 432 | 420 | 367 | 187 | 3,186 |
| F. | 17 | 139 | 93 | 96 | 336 | 550 | 713 | 324 | 138 | 76 | 50 | 2,532 | |
Table 11(6)—New cases of tuberculosis in London recorded by means other than
| Form of tuberculosis | Sex | New cases of tuberculosis coming to knowledge otherwise than by formal notification | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65 + | |||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | M. | 3 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 37 | 168 | 361 | 155 | 133 | 93 | 95 | 1,114 |
| F. | 1 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 49 | 201 | 362 | 115 | 54 | 31 | 32 | 897 | |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | M. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 66 |
| F. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 91 | |
| All forms of tuberculosis | m. | 6 | 35 | 26 | 23 | 41 | 176 | 378 | 163 | 138 | 96 | 98 | 1,180 |
| F. | 5 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 58 | 221 | 387 | 123 | 59 | 33 | 38 | 988 | |
The sources of information as to the unnotified cases shown above were as follows:—
| Source of information | Number of cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | ||
| Death returns | from local registers | 138 | 9 |
| 1 transferable deaths from Registrar-General | 100 | 34 | |
| 44 | 8 | ||
| "Transfers" from other areas | 1,688 | 97 | |
| Other sources | 41 | 9 | |
Table ll(c)—Numbers on the registers, for the whole county, 1942-1950
| 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1940 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases on the register at the end of the year— | |||||||||
| Pulmonary— | |||||||||
| Males | 12,894 | 13,608 | 14,340 | 15,018 | 15,695 | 16,374 | 17,224 | 18,203 | 19,090 |
| Females | 9,441 | 10,232 | 10,990 | 11,496 | 12,262 | 12.862 | 13,549 | 14,223 | 15,031 |
| Other forms— | |||||||||
| Males | 2,785 | 2,847 | 2,866 | 2,813 | 2,821 | 2,699 | 2,889 | 2,752 | 2,591 |
| Females | 2,963 | 3,074 | 3,185 | 3,123 | 3,099 | 3,142 | 3,147 | 3,015 | 3,068 |
| Total | 28,083 | 29,761 | 31,381 | 32,450 | 33,877 | 35,077 | 36,809 | 38,193 | 39,780 |
| No. per 1,000 of population | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 |