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West Ham 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: Table XXXVII.Deaths from tuberculosis (all forms).

Table XXXVII.

Deaths from tuberculosis (all forms).

PeriodWest Ham No. of deathsCrude death-rates per million living
West HamEngland and Wales
MalesFemalesPersonsMalesFemalesPersonsMalesFemalesPersons
1896-1900——2,473——1,9772,1751,6571,907
1901-1905——2,654——1,9482,0111,1851,584
1906-1910——2,485——1,7551,7981,3511,567
1911-19151,4121,0382,4501,9681,3891,6731,6521,2061,419
1916-19201,3391,0302,3691,9341,4291,6761,7821,2081,462
1921-19251,0867971,8831,4239911,2011,2309461,082
1926-19309917651,7561,3159641,1351,089810943
1931-19358865751,4611,2817941,032945680807
19212331583911,5621,0011,2741,2679981,127
19222011693701,3301,0621,1931 ,2799771 ,121
19232021683701,3191,0421,1771,2059321,062
19242201583781,4239711,1911,2059281,061
19252301443741,4828821,1741,1958951,039
19262091523611,3589381,1431,106828961
19271941553491,2639581,1071,112843972
19281941503441,2989531,1211,067800928
19292021443461,3489131,1251,122810959
19301921643561,3081,0611,1821,037770898
19311871092961,2917189981,041762896
19321921403321,3599461,148972713837
19331921213131,3908361,106968692824
19341661042701,231736978899638763
19351491012501,127729924848599718
1936138982361,063721888825570692
1937138892271,089670875824576695

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An interesting feature which is shown by the West Ham
rates is the fact that the deaths from respiratory tuberculosis
among females are tending to show a more pronounced and continuous
decline than are the corresponding rates for males. This
feature is contrary to the experience of many other large areas,
in which there has been a tendency for the female rates to decline
much more slowly than the corresponding male rates. I shall deal
with this matter again in later reports.
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