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 Acton]
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The following table gives particulars as to the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 10 years:-
Year. | Estimated Population. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notification Rate per 1000 population. | Death Rate per 1000 population. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Other forms. | All forms. | Pulmonary. | Other forms. | All forms. | Pulmonary. | Other forms. | All forms. | Pulmonary. | Other forms. | All forms. | ||
1927 | 212800 | 378 | 92 | 470 | 197 | 20 | 217 | 1.78 | 0.43 | 2.21 | 0.93 | 0.09 | 1.02 |
1928 | 205600 | 353 | 102 | 455 | 191 | 25 | 216 | 1.72 | 0.50 | 2.21 | 0.93 | 0.12 | 1.05 |
1929 | 203900 | 376 | 93 | 469 | 218 | 32 | 250 | 1.84 | 0.46 | 2.29 | 1.07 | 0.16 | 1.23 |
1930 | 203900 | 321 | 76 | 397 | 165 | 24 | 189 | 1.54 | 0.36 | 1.91 | 0.79 | 0.12 | 0.91 |
1931 | 195200 | 329 | 75 | 404 | 181 | 25 | 206 | 1-68 | 0.38 | 2.07 | 0.93 | 0.13 | 1.06 |
1932 | 194000 | 324 | 85 | 409 | 164 | 25 | 189 | 1.67 | 0.44 | 2 .11 | 084 | 013 | 0.97 |
1933 | 190900 | 297 | 79 | 376 | 171 | 24 | 195 | 1.56 | 0.41 | 1.97 | 0.90 | 0.12 | 1.02 |
1934 | 187540 | 296 | 49 | 345 | 157 | 15 | 172 | 1.58 | 0.26 | 1.84 | 0.84 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
1935 | 185300 | 275 | 47 | 322 | 123 | 15 | 138 | 1.48 | 0.25 | 1.73 | 0.66 | 0.08 | 0.74 |
1936 | 183900 | 311 | 69 | 380 | 150 | 14 | 164 | 1.69 | 0.37 | 2.06 | 0.8i | 0.07 | 0.88 |
The table below shows the number of new cases and the number of deaths, together
with the corresponding rates per 1,000 of population, for each Ward of the Borough durino1936:—
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Tuberculosis (All Forms).
Ward. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number. | Rate per 1000 of Population. | Number. | Rate per 1000 of Population. | |
1 | 48 | 1.4 | 26 | 0.8 |
2 | 25 | 1.4 | 8 | 0.4 |
3 | 72 | 2.3 | 44 | 1.4 |
4 | 58 | 2.3 | 18 | 0.8 |
5 | 55 | 2.1 | 27 | 1.0 |
6 | 36 | 2.2 | 13 | 0.8 |
7 | 33 | 2.7 | 15 | 1.2 |
8 | 47 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.5 |
Homeless | 6 | - | — | - |
Totals | 380 | 2.1 | 164 | 0.9 |