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
Walthamstow 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFICATION AND DEATH RATES
The following graph shows the trend of notifications of tuberculosis
since 1930, and of deaths from tuberculosis. The fall in the
latter results in the survival (and increased longevity due to new
methods of treatment) of many infective patients, i.e., an increase
in the infecting pool.
Notifications of tuberculosis (all forms) in persons of all ages
are shown in black, and deaths from tuberculosis (all forms) in
persons of all ages are shown in red.