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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Further particulars regarding the notifications, with the reason for removal of
cases from register, is given in the following table:—
Table No. 54
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total Cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at the 31st December, 1937 | 557 | 502 | 1,059 | 212 | 185 | 397 | 1,456 |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year by reason inter alia of:— | |||||||
| 1. Withdrawal of notification | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2. Recovery from the disease | 17 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| 3. Death | 52 | 28 | 80 | 9 | 6 | l5 | 95 |
| 4. Otherwise (e.g., removal from district) | 31 | 21 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 69 |
The distribution of the cases notified (primary notification) in the different wards is as follows:—
Table No. 55
| Ward. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary | Total. | Rate per 1,000 population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfields | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Church | 22 | 4 | 26 | 1.9 |
| Hoxton | 13 | 8 | 21 | 1.6 |
| Wenlock | 17 | 2 | 19 | 1.4 |
| Whitmore | 26 | 5 | 31 | 2.4 |
| Kingsland | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1.3 |
| Haggerston | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2.3 |
| Acton | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1.2 |
| Totals | 113 | 27 | 140 | 1.7 |
DEATHS
The total deaths from tuberculosis of all types during the year numbered 86
of which 56 were males and 30 females. In the previous year the total number was
61, of which 35 were males and 26 females. Of the total deaths from tuberculosis,
the pulmonary form of the disease accounted for 73, or 84.9 per cent., and the nonpulmonary
form for 13, or 15.1 per cent. The death rate from pulmonary tuberculosis
was 0.89 and from non-pulmonary 0.16, making a total death rate from all
forms of the disease of 1.05. The corresponding figures for 1936 were, pulmonary
0.58, non-pulmonary 0.13, a total of 0.71. The average death rates for the five years
1932-1936 in respect of pulmonary tuberculosis, non-pulmonary tuberculosis and all