London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Willesden 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLES : TUBERCULOSIS 1. Notified Cases and Deaths
| Year | Population | New cases (Rates per 1,000 pop. in brackets) | Deaths (Rates per 1,000 pop. in brackets) | Cases on Register | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | All forms | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | All forms | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | All forms | ||
| 1936 | 190,000 | 211 | 47 | 258 | 128 | 16 | 144 | 655 | 152 | 807 |
| (1.11) | (.168) | (1.358) | (.673) | (.084) | (.757) | |||||
| 1937 | 188,030 | 205 | 49 | 254 | 119 | 14 | 133 | 688 | 161 | 849 |
| (1.09) | (.261) | (1.351) | (.632) | (.074) | (.707) | |||||
| 1938 | 187,600 | 210 | 56 | 266 | 117 | 11 | 128 | 691 | 172 | 863 |
| (1.119) | (.298) | (1.417) | (.623) | (.058) | (.681) | |||||
| 1939 | 188,000 | 250 | 37 | 287 | 108 | 12 | 120 | 678 | 166 | 844 |
| (1.329) | (.197) | (1.526) | (.574) | (.063) | (.638) | |||||
| 1940 | 152,030 | 204 | 54 | 258 | 105 | 16 | 121 | 587 | 145 | 732 |
| (1.324) | (.355) | (1.697) | (.690) | (.105) | (.795) | |||||
| 1941 | 127,230 | 217 | 32 | 249 | 79 | 15 | 94 | 575 | 116 | 691 |
| (1.705) | (.252) | (1.957) | (.621) | (.117) | (.738) | |||||
| 1942 | 138,600 | 234 | 47 | 281 | 100 | 15 | 115 | 369 | 133 | 502 |
| (1.688) | (.339) | (2.027) | (.721) | (.108) | (.829) | |||||
| 1943 | 144,430 | 262 | 51 | 313 | 85 | 14 | 99 | 734 | 150 | 884 |
| (1.814) | (.353) | (2.167) | (.589) | (.096) | (.685) | |||||
| 1944 | 139,510 | 210 | 23 | 233 | 84 | 18 | 102 | 815 | 156 | 971 |
| (1.505) | (.165) | (1.670) | (.602) | (.129) | (.731) | |||||
| 1945 | 161,954 | 207 | 45 | 252 | 81 | 16 | 97 | 927 | 172 | 1099 |
| (1.278) | (.277) | (1.556) | (.500) | (.098) | (.598) | |||||
| 1946 | 170,550 | 255 | 34 | 289 | 81 | 15 | 96 | 1067 | 180 | 1247 |
| (1.495) | (.199) | (1.694) | (.475) | (.088) | (.563) | |||||
| 1947 | 175,900 | 253 | 33 | 286 | 76 | 12 | 88 | 1198 | 191 | 1389 |
| (1.438) | (.188) | (1.626) | (.432) | (.068) | (.500) | |||||
| 1948 | 179,900 | 243 | 27 | 270 | 80 | 11 | 91 | 1293 | 196 | 1489 |
| (1.351) | (.150) | (1.501) | (.445) | (.061) | (.506) | |||||
| 1949 | 181,120 | 186 | 22 | 208 | 66 | 9 | 75 | 1386 | 207 | 1593 |
| (1.026) | (.121) | (1.147) | (.364) | (.050) | (.414) | |||||
| 1950 | 181,700 | 229 | 29 | 258 | 51 | 4 | 55 | 1543 | 217 | 1760 |
| (1.260) | (,159) | (1.419) | (.280) | (.022) | (.302) | |||||
| 1951 | 179,647 | 228 | 33 | 261 | 46 | 5 | 51 | 1673 | 239 | 1912 |
| (1.269) | (.84) | (1.453) | (.256) | (.028) | (.284) | |||||
| 1952 | 180,400 | 229 | 27 | 256 | 29 | 4 | 33 | 1803 | 250 | 2053 |
| (1.269) | (.150) | (1.419) | (.161) | (.022) | (.183) | |||||
| 1953 | 178,500 | 216 | 29 | 245 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 1854 | 2103 | |
| (1.210) | (.162) | (1.372) | (.134) | (.006) | (.140) | |||||
| 1954 | 177,300 | 229 | 33 | 262 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 1917 | 267 | 2184 |
| (1.292) | (.186) | (1.478) | (.186) | (.023) | (.209) | |||||
| 1955 | 176,000 | 152 | 23 | 175 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 1966 | 277 | 2243 |
| (0.863) | (.131) | (.994) | (.142) | (.011) | (.153) | |||||
2. New Cases and Deaths by Age Groups
| Age groups | New cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | — | — |
| 1 to 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — | — |
| 5 to 10 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | — |
| 10 to 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | _- | - | - | — | — |
| 15 to 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | — | — |
| 20 to 25 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | — |
| 25 to 35 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 35 to 45 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 to 55 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 to 65 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 82 | 70 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |