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 Croydon]
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THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OP TUBERCULOSIS
The following table shows the great improvement in mortality from tuberculosis over the last forty years.
Tuberculosis (All Forms) | Tuberculosis (All Forms) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-15 years | All ages | 0- 15 years | All ages | ||||||
Year | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of popu-lation | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of population | Year | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of popu-lation | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of popu-lation |
1916 | 43 | 223 | 1.27 | 1936 | 11 | - | 151 | 0.60 | |
1917 | 50 | 256 | 1.37 | 1937 | 10 | 155 | 0.64 | ||
1918 | 58 | 283 | 1.68 | 1938 | 12 | - | 137 | 0.56 | |
1919 | 38 | 217 | 1.18 | 1939 | 6 | - | 107 | 0.46 | |
19 20 | 39 | 195 | 1.02 | 1940 | 8 | - | 146 | 0.74 | |
1921 | 29 | 0.57 | 184 | 0.96 | 1941 | 10 | - | 111 | 0.59 |
1922 | 30 | 209 | 1.09 | 1942 | 8 | - | 116 | 0.63 | |
19 23 | 25 | 190 | 0.98 | 1943 | 9 | 120 | 0.62 | ||
19 24 | 18 | 188 | 0.96 | 1944 | 9 | 105 | 0.57 | ||
1925 | 27 | 181 | 0.91 | 1945 | 9 | 92 | 0.46 | ||
1926 | 27 | 208 | 1.01 | 1946 | 7 | 105 | 0.47 | ||
1927 | 15 | - | 203 | 0.96 | 1947 | 4 | 0.08 | 105 | 0.44 |
1928 | 24 | - | 206 | 0.96 | 1948 | 3 | 0.06 | 111 | 0.45 |
1929 | 21 | - | 178 | 0.80 | 1949 | 6 | 0.12 | 94 | 0.38 |
1930 | 15 | - | 175 | 0.79 | 1950 | 4 | 0.08 | 65 | 0.27 |
1931 | 18 | 0.36 | 177 | 0.75 | 1951 | 3 | 0.06 | 64 | 0.25 |
1932 | 10 | - | 166 | 0.70 | 1952 | 54 | 0.22 | ||
1933 | 13 | 184 | 0.77 | 1953 | 2 | 0.04 | 37 | 0.15 | |
1934 | 10 | 157 | 0.65 | 1954 | 1 | 0.02 | 32 | 0.13 | |
1935 | 9 | 176 | 0.71 | 1955 | 1 | 0.02 | 35 | 0.14 |
*Prior to 1917, rates only available for Census years.