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West Ham 1956

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

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The table below shows the age and sex distribution in respect of the deaths from
tuberculosis during the year. •
ARe Groups
Respiratory
Non-respiratory
M.
F.
M.
. F.
0-4
1
-
-
1
5-14
-
-
-
-
15 - 24
-
-
-
-
25 - 44
1
-
-
1
45 - 64
5
-
-
-
65 years and over
4
-
-
-
TOTALS:
11
-
-
2
0.73 per cent, of the deaths in the Borough from all causes was due to Tuberculosis.
The Incidence of notifications, and of the deaths from tuberculosis in the Borough
over the past 11 years can be compared from the figures given below. The rates per 1,000
of the population in each case are also shown.
(a) Notifications of Tuberculosis.
Respiratory
Non-respiratory
Year
■■
Numb e r
Rate per 1,000
population
Numb e r
Rate per 1,000
population
1946
178
1.09
23
0.14
19^7
167
0.97
24
0.14
1948
192
1.10
36
0.21
1949
173
0.99
36
0.21
1950
158
0.91
20
0.12
1951
192
1.13
18
0.10
1952
130
0.76
19
0.11
1953
199
1.18
18
0.11
1954
167
0.99
22
0.13
1955
145
0.86
7
0.04
1956
119
0.71
11
0.06
(b) Deaths from Tuberculosis.
Respiratory
Non-respiratory |
Year
Number
Rate per 1,000
population
Number
Rate per 1,000
population |
1946
122
O.74
10
0.06
1947
109
0.63
13
0.08
1948
95
0.55
11
0.06
1949
85
0.49
10
0.06
1950
68
0.39
6
0.03
1951
50
0.29
8
0.05
1952
39
0.23
5
0.03
1953
34
0.21
2
0.01
1954
27
0.16
1
0.006
1 1955
29
0.17
1
0.006
1956
0.06
2
0.01 I
12