London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Harrow 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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another, the particulars of that patient are sent from the one to the other
Medical Officer of Health. Yet another way in which cases are brought
to light is by the death returns, quite a number of persons having died from
tuberculosis who had not been notified in the area in which they were last
living. In many cases this is due to their having removed from one
district to another after the disease had been first recognised and without
the transfer notification which should have been made having been sent.
In the following table are set out particulars of the cases notified or otherwise brought to notice for each of the years from 1934:—
| Form "A " | Other | Population | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. | N.P. | P. | N.P. | ||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| 1934 | 70 | 51 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 132,049 |
| 1935 | 78 | 70 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 144,280 |
| 1936 | 99 | 75 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 160,300 |
| 1937 | 114 | 96 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174,800 |
| 1938 | 111 | 118 | 28 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 183,500 |
| 1939 | 106 | 100 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 190,200 |
| 1940 | 119 | 107 | 31 | 22 | 45 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 188,710 |
| 1941 | 213 | 141 | 24 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 195,480 |
| 1942 | 163 | 155 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 195,100 |
| 1943 | 140 | 122 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 191,660 |
| 1944 | 167 | 122 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 185,090 |
| 1945 | 117 | 98 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 191,710 |
| 1946 | 143 | 112 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 210,890 |
| 1947 | 155 | 115 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 215,930 |
| 1948 | 159 | 135 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 219,090 |
The following table sets out the age and sex distribution of the patients who were notified in this district for the first time in 1948, dividing them into pulmonary and non-pulmonary groups:—
| Primary Notification | Brought to notice other other than by Form "A" | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1- 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5-9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ |
| 10-14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ |
| 15-19 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20-24 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | _ | _ |
| 25-34 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | — | 2 |
| 35-44 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 45-54 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — |
| 55-64 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| 65 and over | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 159 | 135 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 5 | 3 |