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at the rate of 11 per 1,000 population. The rate was highest in Church and lowest
in White more and Kingsland Wards, being 1.6 for the former as compared with 085
for the latter.
The deaths from tuberculosis in the Metropolis numbered 5167, the death.rate
being 1.1 per 1,000 population. Of these 4,362 were attributed to tuberculosis of
the respiratory organs, giving a death-rate of 0.9 per 1,000 persons.
A summary of the notifications received under the regulations is contained in
Table VIII. and the distribution of the cases according to age periods and localities
is shown in Table II. (Appendix). The cases of tuberculosis certified numbered 266,
being at the rate of 2.4 per 1,000 population as compared with 2.4 in 1923, 2.7 in
1922, 2.5 in 1921, 3 0 in 1920, and 5T in 1919. In proportion to population the cases
certified were most numerous in Church and least in Whit more Ward, being at the
rate of 3 7 per 1,000 persons in the former as compared with 1.4 in the latter. The
cases certified as pulmonary tuberculosis numbered 215 and were at the rate of
2.0 per 1,000 population, the figures for previous years being 2.1 for 1923, 2.1 for 1922,
2.1 for 1921, 2.8 for 1920, and 4 0 for 1919. The notifications for pulmonary
tuberculosis were most numerous in Church and least in Whit more Ward, 30 and
1.2 per 1,000 respectively.
A report for 1924 by Dr. Leitch, who was acting Tuberculosis Officer during
the latter six months of the year owing to the absence of the Tuberculosis Officer
through illness, is appended (pp. 62.64). It summarises the work carried out at
the Tuberculosis Dispensary during the year under consideration.
Miss Wragge, the Hon. Secretary, reports that during the year 1924, the Tuberculosis
Care Committee met on 16 occasions and dealt with 248 cases. Of these 142
were admitted to institutions during the year, while others were receiving institutional
treatment who had been admitted previously. Assistance was given by
various agencies to obtain extra nourishment, clothing, bedding, fares, insurance
benefit and the like, and in some instances homes were found for children while the
mother was away for treatment. Some 42 of the cases under the observation of the
Committee terminated fatally during the year.
The removals to hospitals, sanatoria and other institutions are given in Table II.
(Appendix). Of the deaths from consumption belonging to Shoreditch, approximately
62 per cent. occurred in public institutions within or without the borough, 34 per cent.
taking place in St. Leonard's Hospital.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
The certificates received numbered 97, and they related to 76 cases. This is
a decrease of two on the number for 1923. There were also some 53 other cases of
inflamed eyes in infants which were brought to our notice by the Medical Officer of
Health,. London County Council, but not formally notified, They were all kept