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 Ealing]
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Tuberculosis. 47
from pulmonary tuberculosis, or phthisis, 9 from
tubercular meningitis, and 6 from other forms of tuberculosis.
The pulmonary tuberculosis, or phthisis,
death-rate, was 0.55 per 1,000 of population.
This rate is less than that for the previous year, and may be compared with those for several years :—
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Other forms of Tuberculosis | All forms of Tuberculosis | |
---|---|---|---|
1911 | 0.53 | 0.30 | 0.83 |
1912 | 0.62 | 0.17 | 0.79 |
1913 | 0.54 | 0.17 | 0.71 |
1914 | 0.50 | 0.15 | 0.65 |
1915 | 0.72 | 0.16 | 0.88 |
1916 | 0.73 | 0.13 | 0.86 |
1917 | 0.92 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
1918 | 0.94 | 0.12 | 1.07 |
1919 | 0.75 | 0.26 | 1.01 |
1920 | 0.55 | 0.19 | 0.74 |
The ages of those dying of phthisis were as follows :—
0-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 12-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 yrs. and upwards. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | 1 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 1 |
The ages of those dying of other forms of tuberculosis were as follows :—
0-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 yrs. and upwards. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |