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 Hackney]
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NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS (NEW CASES) 1936-1960
Year | Pulmonary | Non- pulmonary | Total | Rate per 1,000 population | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEN YEARS | 1936 | 202 | 47 | 249 | 1.19 |
1937 | 248 | 56 | 304 | 1.47 | |
1938 | 221 | 45 | 266 | 1.29 | |
1939 | 213 | 34 | 247 | 1.27 | |
1940 | 197 | 26 | 223 | 1.32 | |
1941 | 194 | 32 | 226 | 1.82 | |
1942 | 244 | 35 | 279 | 2.12 | |
1943 | 229 | 28 | 257 | 1.88 | |
1944 | 237 | 41 | 278 | 2.05 | |
1945 | 221 | 29 | 250 | 1.84 | |
TEN YEARS | 1946 | 232 | 17 | 249 | 1.49 |
1947 | 242 | 23 | 265 | 1.52 | |
1948 | 249 | 15 | 264 | 1.52 | |
1949 | 246 | 21 | 267 | 1.54 | |
1950 | 210 | 32 | 242 | 1.41 | |
1951 | 163 | 20 | 183 | 1.07 | |
1952 | 167 | 15 | 182 | 1.06 | |
1953 | 169 | 15 | 184 | 1.08 | |
1954 | 133 | 19 | 152 | 0.90 | |
1955 | 111 | 18 | 129 | 0.77 | |
FIVE YEARS | 1956 | 114 | 9 | 123 | 0.74 |
1957 | 127 | 12 | 139 | 0.84 | |
1958 | 112 | 7 | 119 | 0.73 | |
1959 | 94 | 18 | 112 | 0.69 | |
1960 | 92 | 12 | 104 | 0.64 |
DEATHS AND DEATH RATES FROM TUBERCULOSIS 1936- 1960
Year | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15- 25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & over | To tal Deaths | Rate per 1,000 population | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEN YEARS | 1936 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 53 | 47 | 4 | 144 | 0.68 |
1937 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 48 | 43 | 10 | 130 | 0.62 | |
1938 | - | 9 | 3 | 19 | 50 | 33 | 13 | 127 | 0.61 | |
1939 | 2 | 3 | - | 32 | 51 | 27 | 9 | 124 | 0.63 | |
1940 | 2 | 1 | - | 79 | 34 | 9 | 125 | 0.74 | ||
1941 | 1 | - | 9 | 84 | 37 | 11 | 142 | 1.14 | ||
1942 | 2 | 2 | - | 50 | 36 | 12 | 102 | 0.77 | ||
1943 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 65 | 38 | 14 | 127 | 0.93 | ||
1944 | - | 1 | - | 20 | 29 | 43 | 12 | 105 | 0.77 | |
1945 | - | 1 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 86 | 0.61 | |
Totals | 11 | 21 | 26 | 145 278 265 | 359 | 107 | 1,212 | 0.75 (av.) | ||
TEN YEARS | 1946 | - | 2 | 3 | 21 | 33 | 40 | 7 | 106 | 0.63 |
1947 | - | 2 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 103 | 0.50 | |
1948 | - | 2 | - | 11 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 103 | 0.59 | |
1949 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 92 | 0.53 | |
1950 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 63 | 0.37 | |
1951 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 69 | 0.40 | |
1952 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 47 | 0.27 | |
1953 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 0.14 | |
1954 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 18 | 12 | 35 | 0.21 | |
1955 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 0.10 | |
Totals | 2 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 188 | 261 | 120 | 659 | 0.37 (av ) | |
FIVE YEARS | 1956 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 0.11 |
1957 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 0.13 | |
1958 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 0.11 | |||
1959 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 0.12 | |
1960 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0.10 | |
Totals | - | 1 | - | - | 12 | 37 | 42 | 92 | 0.11 (av.) |