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 Willesden]
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BRONCHITIS. CANCER OF LUNG AND TUBERCULOSIS
Table 16
Tuberculosis: Notified cases and deaths
Year | Population | New cases | Deaths | Cases on register | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | All forms | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | All forms | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | All forms | ||
1938 | 187,600 | 210 | 56 | 266 | 117 | 11 | 128 | 691 | 172 | 863 |
1946 | 170,550 | 255 | 34 | 289 | 81 | 15 | 96 | 1,067 | 180 | 1,247 |
1952 | 180,400 | 229 | 27 | 256 | 29 | 4 | 33 | 1,803 | 250 | 2,053 |
1953 | 178,500 | 216 | 29 | 245 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 1,854 | 249 | 2,103 |
1954 | 177,300 | 229 | 33 | 262 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 1,917 | 267 | 2,184 |
1955 | 176,000 | 152 | 23 | 175 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 1,966 | 277 | 2,243 |
1956 | 174.900 | 140 | 23 | 163 | 25 | — | 25 | 1,993 | 291 | 2,284 |
1957 | 174,100 | 159 | 25 | 184 | 13 | — | 13 | 2,027 | 295 | 2,322 |
1958 | 173,100 | 124 | 17 | 141 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1,990 | 291 | 2,281 |
Tablb 17
Tuberculosis: Case rate and death rate
Year | Population | New cases Rate per 100,000 population | Deaths Rate per 100,000 population | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | All forms | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | All forms | ||
1938 | 187,600 | 112 | 30 | 142 | 62 | 6 | 68 |
1946 | 170,550 | 150 | 20 | 169 | 48 | 9 | 56 |
1952 | 180,400 | 127 | 15 | 142 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
1953 | 178,500 | 121 | 16 | 137 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
1954 | 177,300 | 129 | 19 | 148 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
1955 | 176,000 | 86 | 13 | 99 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
1956 | 174,900 | 80 | 13 | 93 | 14 | — | 14 |
1957 | 174,100 | 91 | 14 | 105 | 7 | — | 7 |
1958 | 173,100 | 71 | 10 | 81 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Table 18
Bronchitis: Deaths
Year | Males | Females | Total | Rate per 100,000 population |
---|---|---|---|---|
1938 __ | 28 | 30 | 58 | 31 |
1946 __ | 81 | 55 | 136 | 80 |
1952 _ | 103 | 72 | 175 | 97 |
1953 | 103 | 59 | 162 | 91 |
1954 | 80 | 41 | 121 | 68 |
1955 | 75 | 60 | 135 | 77 |
1956 | 91 | 53 | 144 | 82 |
1957 | 78 | 41 | 119 | 68 |
1958 | 89 | 41 | 130 | 75 |