Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — |
1—5 years | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
5—10 years | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
10—15 years | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — |
15—20 years | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — |
20—25 years | 5 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
25—35 years | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — |
35—45 years | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — |
45—55 years | 7 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 1 |
55—65 years | 7 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
3 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | |
Totals | 58 | 56 | 15 | 12 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 2 |
114 | 27 | 73 | 14 | |||||
141 | 87 |
The 87 deaths represent a death-rate of 0.65 per 1,000 population
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The returns for the past two years are compared below:—
Year. | New Cases. | Total. | Deaths. | Total. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
1935 | 58 | 56 | 15 | 12 | 141 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 87 |
1936 | 64 | 58 | 25 | 16 | 163 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 75 |
The periods elapsing between notification and death, and the number of cases not notified were as follows:—
Under 3 months. | 3 to 6 months. | 6 to 9 months. | 9 to 12 months. | Over 12 months. | Not Notified. | Notified after death. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. |
12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 32 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 |