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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Erith 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 63 | 52 | 45 | 50 | 69 | 58 | 86 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 17 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 36 |
| Total | 80 | 63 | 56 | 59 | 86 | 73 | 122 |
The age and sex distribution of the cases notified is shown in the following tables:—
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | 0-1 | 1-5 1 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | Over 65 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | - | 1 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 5 | _ | 47 | |
| Females | - | - | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 39 | |
| Total | - | 1 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 86 | |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis. | I 0-1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | Total | |
| Glands | M. | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| F. | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| Abdomen | M. | ||||||||
| F. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Bones | M. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| F. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Other | M. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| F. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 36 | ||
The number of deaths from Tuberculosis during
1919 was 40 as compared with 51 during 1918, and an
average of 40.5 during the past 6 years. Of these 32
were due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 8 to other
forms of Tuberculosis. The death rate from all forms
of Tuberculosis was 1.31 per 1,000 as compared with
1.58 in 1918 while that from the pulmonary form was
1.04 per 1,000 as compared with 1.25 in 1918.
On page 25 I give a table showing the deaths from
Tuberculosis classified according to age and sex during
the past 6 years.