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London County Council 1955

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

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T able T.12— Principal tuberculosis statistics—Metropolitan Boroughs and the Administrative County of London,1955

Metropolitan BoroughsEstimated home population '955New notificationsNew notifications per 1,ooo populationDeaths ftom tuberculosisTuberculosis deaths per l,ooo populationPulmonary tuberculosis deaths per 1,000population aged 15 and overNumber of tuberculosis cases on clinic registers at 31.12.55Cases on register per 1,000populationMass X-ray findings
PulmonaryTuberculosis of. Meninges and C.N.S.Other non-pulmonary tuberculosisTotalPulmonaryNon-pulmonary tuberculosisTotal deathsNumber of pulmonary cases found per 1,000 adults examined
TotalPercentage sputum positive during 1955
Division 1
Chelsea51,4504016470.918190.170.194253.88.35.3
Fulham118,6001011111130.9527270.230.281,3573.511.44.3
Hammersmith114,700135151501.3116160.140.171,5283.313.34.3
Kensington169,400193252181.29125170.100.081,6494.79.74.2
Division 2
Hampstead97,710844880.90132150.150.168756.19.04.0
Paddington121,5001772161951.60152170.140.151,3478.81.114.0
St. Marylebone73,440752771.05990.120.148193.211.23.0
St. Pancras134,5002092192301.71313340.250.281,20211.58.97.2
Westminster, City of97,6301101141251.28223250.260.268904.39.15.5
Division 3
Finsbury35,1004115471.3415150.430.542425.86.93.3
Holborn23,060414451.95880.350.402447.410.62.6
Islington228,8003064383481.52452470.210.252,7515.312.06.9
Division 4
Hackney167,2001112161290.77152170.100.112,0362.912.24.2
Shoreditch45,4803615420.9215150.330.434776.710.55.3
Stoke Newington50,470324360.71440.080.107572.515.05.9
Division 5
Bethnal Green53,860465510.95880.150.198132.115.14.8
City of London5,1806171.352130.580.42608.311.6
Poplar70,2605919690.9816160.230.305744.28.23.4
Stepney98,1801491221721.75173200.200.221,2407.312.66.0
Division 6
Deptford72,89016441682.3014140.190.251,1342.515.67.6
Greenwich89,490897961.077180.090.101,0033.211.26.0
Woolwich148,500141191511.02221230.150.191,9731.613.34.9
Division 7
Camberwell178,4003031143181.78282300.170.202,0020.611.26.7
Lewisham223,4002551142701.21224260.120.132,77110.112.43.9
Division 8
Bermondsey57,580546601.048190.160.185885.810.23.8
Lambeth224,200232212531.13324360.160.183,0391.413.66.5
Southwark93,820146271551.65233260.280.311,3943.714.92.8
Division 9
Battersea113,7001151131291.1314140.120.161,1652.010.25.0
Wandsworth336,500307263330.99494530.160.183,8663.711.56.2
LONDON3,295,0003,757233424,1221.25517445610.170.2038,2214.511.65.4