London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Year | Total population | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases on Register | Rate per 1,000 | Cases on Register | Rate per 1,000 | ||
| 1925 | 4,612,000 | 39,551 | 8.58 | 15,074 | 3.27 |
| 1926 | 4,615,400 | 40,205 | 8.71 | 15,762 | 3.42 |
| 1927 | 4,550,000 | 39,633 | 8.71 | 15,867 | 3.49 |
| 1928 | 4,469,000 | 33,117 | 7.41 | 13,623 | 3.05 |
| 1929 | 4,430,000 | 32,117 | 7.25 | 12,730 | 2.87 |
| 1930 | 4,399,000 | 31,008 | 7.05 | 11,879 | 2.70 |
| 1931 | 4,374,300 | 29,565 | 6.76 | 11,060 | 2.53 |
| 1932 | 4,357,800 | 28,399 | 6.52 | 10,596 | 2.43 |
| 1933 | 4,298,600 | 27,363 | 6.37 | 10,144 | 2.36 |
| 1934 | 4,230,200 | 27,094 | 6.40 | 9,862 | 2.33 |
| 1935 | 4,185,200 | 25,656 | 6.13 | 9,010 | 2.15 |
| 1936 | 4,141,100 | 24,696 | 5.96 | 8,248 | 1.99 |
| 1937 | 4,094,500 | 23,591 | 5.76 | 7,462 | 1.82 |
| 1938 | 4,062,800 | 23,201 | 5.71 | 6,890 | 1.70 |
| 1939 | 3,800,300 | 23,041 | 6.06 | 6,737 | 1.77 |
| 1940 | 3,236,600 | 22,356 | 6.91 | 6,536 | 2.02 |
| 1941 | 2,507,800 | 21,796 | 8.69 | 5,960 | 2.38 |
| 1942 | 2,634,800 | 22,335 | 8.48 | 5,748 | 2.18 |
| 1943 | 2,794,200 | 23,840 | 8.53 | 5,921 | 2.12 |
| 1944 | 2,753,600 | 25,330 | 9.20 | 6,051 | 2.20 |
| 1945 | 2,906,900 | 26,514 | 9.12 | 5,936 | 2.04 |
| 1946 | 3,272,500 | 27,957 | 8.54 | 5,920 | 1.81 |
| 1947 | 3,409,300 | 29,236 | 8.58 | 5,841 | 1.71 |
| 1948 | 3,397,900 | 30,773 | 9 .06 | 6,036 | 1.78 |
| 1949 | 3,389,850 | 32,426 | 9.57 | 5,767 | 1.70 |
| 1950 | 3,389,620 | 34,121 | 10.07 | 5,659 | 1.67 |
(a) From returns made under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1924, by Medical Officers
of Health of the Metropolitan Boroughs.
| Period | Age group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 | 15-44 | 45 + | ||||
| Tuberculosis | Other respiratory | Tuberculosis | Other respiratory | Tuberculosis | Other respiratory | |
| 1901-05 | 8.7 | 19.8 | 34.4 | 10.8 | 7.9 | 22.2 |
| 1906-10 | 8.0 | 18.8 | 34.6 | 10.9 | 7.3 | 20.8 |
| 1911-15 | 8.1 | 20.3 | 34.9 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 20.6 |
| 1916-20 | 8.2 | 22.6 | 32.0 | 11.0 | 6.4 | 19.9 |
| 1921-25 | 5.8 | 23.1 | 34.7 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 19.3 |
| 1926-30 | 5.2 | 22.5 | 32.9 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 14.9 |
| 1931-35 | 4.5 | 20.1 | 31.6 | 8.7 | 3.6 | 11.3 |
| 1936-40 | 3.8 | 18.8 | 27.5 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 11.8 |
| 1941-45 | 4.8 | 16.6 | 28.3 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 14.5 |
| 1946-50 | 4.0 | 16.9 | 30.3 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 14.2 |
The figures show the persistent high toll of tuberculosis deaths during the adult working ages and the
steady decline in the tuberculosis proportion of all deaths in the young and the "over 45's." Proportionate
mortality from "other respiratory " causes shows a marked fall mainly in the older age groups.
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