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Deptford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
The number of deaths for the year is 101 as compared with 131
for 1928.
1928 1929
Pulmonary deaths 107 90
Non Pulmonary deaths 24 11
Analysis of the notifications and deaths for the year according to
sex and age are given in the accompanying tables:—
Particulars of New Cases and of Deaths during the Year 1929.
| Age Periods. | New Cases.* | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 20 | 19 | 23 | 2 | - | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| 25 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | - |
| 35 | 17 | 11 | - | 2 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| 45 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 55 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 118 | 89 | 27 | 20 | 55 | 35 | 3 | 8 |
*Note—Including 16 cases which came to the knowledge of the Medical Officer
of Health otherwise than by notification.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Interval between Notification and Death in 1929.
Not notified 6
Died before notification 3
Died within one week of notification 7
,, ,, one week to one month 1
,, „ one month to three months 16
„ ,, three months to six months 12
„ ,, six months to one year 10
,, ,, one to two years 10
,, ,, two to three years 5
„ „ three to four years 4
,, ,, four to five years 5
,, ,, five to six years 1
„ ,, six to seven years 4
„ ,, seven years and upwards 6
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