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Shoreditch 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: The deaths from Tuberculosis, which numbered 100 are classified DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN

The deaths from Tuberculosis, which numbered 100 are classified DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN

AGES.
Undei 1 year.1 to 2 years.2 to 5 „5 to 10 „10 to 15 ,,15 to 20 „20 to 25 ..25 to 35 ,,35 to 45 „45 to 55 „55 to 65 „65 to 75 ,,75 and upwards. 1
All forms2122...9131711221542
Respiratory system...............8121610211442
Central nervous system...122...11..................
Intestines and periteum.....................1...............
Vertebral column.......................................
Joints.......................................
Skin and subcutaneous
tissue.......................................
Bones (Vertebral column excepted).......................................
Lymphatic system (abdominal glands excepted)..............................1......
Genito-urinary system........................1............
Other sites.......................................
Disseminated Tuberculosis—
Acute2....................................
Chronic or unstated...........................1.........

Table: The death rates from Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis for 1930 in London and Shoreditch are compared in the following table :—

The death rates from Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis for 1930 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
Shoreditch0.880.131.07.201.088.28
London0.850.120.967.311.018.32