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Ealing 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TUBERCULOSIS
Given below are figures relating to tuberculosis over the last five years showing the differing
incidence in the immigrant and indigenous population in the three main parts of the Borough. It
must be emphasized that these rates are calculated from estimated populations, and the incidence
in Asians is gauged from the names of those notified. I consider, however, they are sufficiently
accurate to give a broad indication of the pattern of tuberculosis in the Borough.
NEW CASES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS - SHOWING RATE PER 1,000 OF THE POPULATIONS OF THE FORMER BOROUGHS
| 1964 | 1965* | 1966* | 1967* | 1968* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | No. of Cases | Rate per 1,000 pop | No. of Cases | Rate per 1,000 pop | No. of Cases | Rate per 1,000 pop | No. of Cases | Rate per 1,000 pop | No. of Cases | Rate per 1,000 pop |
| SOUTHALL | 83 | 1. 45 | 35 | 0. 59 | 51 | 0. 86 | 56 | 1.05 | 56 | 1. 05 |
| ACTON | 50 | 0. 77 | 23 | 0. 36 | 33 | 0. 52 | 27 | 0. 42 | 23 | 0. 37 |
| EALING | 47 | 0. 26 | 71 | 0. 39 | 47 | 0. 26 | 59 | 0. 32 | 58 | 0. 31 |
| TOTALS | 180 | 0. 59 | 129 | 0. 43 | 131 | 0. 43 | 142 | 0. 48 | 137 | 0. 46 |
NEW CASES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN THE FORMER BOROUGH OF SOUTHALL SHOWING RATE PER 1, 000 OF THE POPULATION
| Total cases notified | Indians and Pakistanis (Based solely on names) | Others | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. of Cases | Rate per 1, 000 of estimated population | No. of Cases | Rate per 1, 000 of estimated population | No. of Cases | Rate per 1, 000 of estimated population |
| 1964 | 83 | 1. 5 | 34 | 7. 5 | 49 | 0. 9 |
| 1965* | 35 | 0.6 | 25 | 4. 2 | 10 | 0.2 |
| 1966* | 51 | 0. 9 | 33 | 3. 6 | 18 | 0. 4 |
| 1967* | 56 | 1.1 | 41 | 3.4 | 15 | 0. 4 |
| 1968* | 56 | 1.1 | 43 | 3. 1 | 13 | 0. 3 |
* 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968
The rate per 1,000 for these years is based upon an estimated "breakdown" of the total borough
population.
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