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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

Shoreditch 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN The deaths from Tuberculosis During 1029 arc classified as to

DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN The deaths from Tuberculosis During 1029 arc classified as to

AGES.
Under 1 year.1 to 2 years.2 to 5 „5 to 10 „10 to 15 „13 to 20 „20 to 25 „25 to 35 „35 to 45 „45 to 55 „55 to 65 ,,65 to 75 „75 to 85 ,,
All forms535......716211724152...
Respiratory system...1.........616201523151...
Central nervous system24. . .1. ..........
Intestines and periteum2. . .1. . ..........
Vertebral column...............1......
Joints..................
Skin and subcutaneous tissue.................................1...
Bones (Vertebral column excepted).......................................
Lymphatic system (abdominal glands excepted).......................................
Genito-urinary system.......................................
Other sites............"...........................
Disseminated Tuberculosis —
Acute2............1....... . .............
Chronic or unstated1...1..................1.........

Table: The death rates from Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis for 1929 in London and Shoreditch are compared in the following table:—

The death rates from Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis for 1929 in London and Shoreditch are compared in the following table:—

Deaths per 1,000 population.Percentage of total mortality caused by Tuberculosis.
PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryAll formsPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryAll forms
Shoreditch0.980.181.166.091.197.22
London0.910.131.036.570.917.47