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very poor. It seems most probable that this has caused an
early termination of many lives which, under more favourable
circumstances, would have survived to later years, and that
there has not been an increase in the number of cases of
phthisis.
93. Sex and Age.—135 of those who died from phthisis were
males and 71 females. Other forms of tuberculosis were nearly
equally divided between the two sexes.
Twenty-three deaths from phthisis were in persons under 20
years of age; 8 only of the 53 deaths from other forms of
tuberculosis were in persons over 20 years of age. The largest
number of deaths proportionally to numbers living from phthisis
was at the age period 45 to 55.
94. Notifications.—Voluntary notification of phthisis has
now been in force in the Borough for three years. 186 cases
were notified, compared with 189 and 167 in the two preceding
years. 47 of these were in the Poor Law Infirmary, 24 others
were notified by the Poor Law Medical Officers, 29 by the
Medical Officers of the Eoyal Arsenal, 23 by Clergymen,
philanthropic societies, or by applicants for the Peppard
Sanatorium, and the remainder 63 by private medical practitioners.
£7 12s. 6d. was paid during the year for notification
of phthisis.
95. Duration.—Of the 186 cases notified during 1904, 137
are still living, and of 167 notified during 1903, 94 are still
living.
Of the notified cases, in 37 the illness was under six months
duration ; in 14 between six and twelve months; in 22 between
one and two years; in 28 between two and three years, and in
55 over three years.