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Woolwich 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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was 192, 142 cases having left the district or been lost
trace of, and 34 being dead.
More than one cause accounts for the results shown above,
but these results indicate the necessity for more co-ordination
in the present machinery for dealing with tuberculosis in
Woolwich, and this will be rendered possible by the unification
which will be brought about when the Council takes over the
Tuberculosis Dispensary.
79. Deaths. The following table No. 43 shows the number
of deaths from certain forms of Tuberculosis and the total
deaths and death-rates each year since 1915:—
TABLE No. 43.
| Year. | Deaths. | Death-rates. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |
| 1915 | 232 | 201 | 31 | 1.72 | 1.49 | 0.23 |
| 1916 | 203 | 167 | 36 | 1.48 | 1.22 | 0.26 |
| 1917 | 207 | 172 | 38 | 1.41 | 117 | 0.26 |
| 1918 | 225 | 194 | 31 | 1.54 | 1.32 | 0.21 |
| 1919 | 196 | 171 | 25 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 0.19 |
| 1920 | 188 | 161 | 27 | 1.32 | 1.13 | 0.19 |
In 1920 the number of deaths from Tuberculosis was 188:
pulmonary, 161, and other forms, 27. The death-rate from all
forms was 1.32. This is the lowest death-rate recorded since
1901. The death-rate from pulmonary, 1.13, is the lowest
recorded since 1912, when it was 101.
The period which elapsed between death and notification
is shown in the following table:—
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