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 Shoreditch]
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The following comparative figures for recent years show that tuberculosis is becoming less prevalent in Shoreditch:—
| Year. | Total Number Primary Notifications. | Notifications per 1,000 Inhabitants. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | All forms. | ||
| 1920 | 303 | 30 | ||
| 1921 | 265 | 0.4 | 2.5 | |
| 1922 | 287 | 0.6 | 2.7 | |
| 1923 | 259 | 0.3 | 2.4 | |
| 1924 | 0.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 1925 | 303 | 0.7 | 2.9 | |
| 1926 | 287 | 0.6 | 2.7 | |
| 1927 | 238 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 1928 | 257 | 0.6 | ||
| 1929 | 251 | 0.4 | ||
| 1930 | 217 | 0.4 | 2.2 | |
| 1931 | 200 | 1.7 | 0.4 | |
Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease in Shoreditch during 1931 are given in the following table : —
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0- | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 1- | 3 | 5 | 9 | ... | 4 | ... | ||
| 5- | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10- | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 15- | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
| 20- | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 25- | 22 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | ... |
| 35- | 15 | 8 | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | ... | 2 |
| 45- | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| 55- | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 106 | 78 | 23 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 11 |