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Woolwich 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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A detailed account of the year's working is given in the following pages, but
it is convenient to deal first with the mortality statistics of the year.
Deaths.—The deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis during 1935 numbered
121, giving a death rate of 0.82 per 1,000 of the population. The corresponding
figures for 1934 were 120 and 0.82 respectively. Deaths from other forms of
tuberculosis numbered 15, as against 26 of the preceding year, the death rate
being 0.10 per 1,000 of the population. The total number of deaths from tuberculosis,
i.e., pulmonary and non-pulmonary was 136, and the combined mortality
rate was 0.93. During the last five years there has been a tendency for the death
rate from this disease to fall, as will be noted from the following table which shews
the number of deaths from tuberculosis, classified according to the type of disease,
each year since 1931.
TABLE No. 68. Tuberculosis—Deaths and Death-Rates.
| Year. | Deaths. | Death-rates. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |
| 1931 | 168 | 148 | 20 | 1.14 | 1.00 | 0.14 |
| 1932 | 154 | 139 | 15 | 1.05 | 0.95 | 0.10 |
| 1933 | 135 | 116 | 19 | 0.92 | 0.79 | 0.13 |
| 1934 | 146 | 120 | 26 | 1.00 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 1935 | 136 | 121 | 15 | 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.10 |
In addition to the 136 deaths mentioned above, five persons who had been
notified as suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis died during the year from other
causes, and detailed information as to these is given in the following table:—
TABLE No. 69.
| Case No. | Date Notified as Tuberculosis. | Cause of Death. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27/ 6/31 | Congestion of Lungs. Myocardial Degeneration. |
| 2 | 7/ 3/24 | Cardiac Failure. Pulmonary Stenosis. |
| 3 | 17/ 2/28 | Cardiac Failure, Broncho-pneumonia. |
| 4 | 20/ 8/35 | Uraemia. Chronic Nephritis. |
| 5 | 21/ 6/35 | Streptococcal Empyaema. |