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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
Deptford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Tuberculosis.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The following is a tabular statement of the cases coming to our knowledge by notification and otherwise:—
| Year. | Pulmonary. | Non.Pulmonary. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total per 1.000 of population. | M. | F. | Total per 1.000 of population | |
| Average 1920.1924 | 129 | 104 | 2.02 | 39 | 36 | 0.66 |
| 1925 | 133 | 104 | 2.04 | 41 | 37 | 0.67 |
| 1926 | 107 | 73 | 1.56 | 29 | 22 | 0.44 |
| 1927 | 112 | 88 | 1 .76 | 30 | 32 | 0.54 |
| 1928 | 103 | 76 | 1.59 | 35 | 18 | 0.47 |
| 1929 | 118 | 89 | 1.86 | 27 | 20 | 0.42 |
| 1930 | 97 | 84 | 1.63 | 35 | 17 | 0.47 |
| 1931 | 104 | 77 | 1.69 | 19 | 25 | 0.41 |
| 1932 | 107 | 88 | 1.82 | 23 | 22 | 0.42 |
| 1933 | 96 | 73 | 1.64 | 13 | 15 | 0.27 |
| 1934 | 82 | 63 | 1.43 | 29 | 23 | 0.51 |
| 1935 | 91 | 68 | 1 .60 | 20 | 17 | 0.37 |
| 1936 | 87 | 54 | 1.43 | 18 | 17 | 0.35 |
The Death.rate in recent years is as follows:—
| Year. | England and Wales, per 1,000 population. | Deptford. per 1.000 population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary* | Non.pulmonary. | Pulmonary* | Non.pulmonary | |
| Average 1915.1924 | 0.99 | 0.29 | 1.17 | 0.28 |
| 1925 | 0.83 | 0.21 | Q. 89 | 0.17 |
| 1926 | 0.77 | 0.19 | 0.79 | 0.11 |
| 1927 | 0.79 | 0.18 | 1.04 | 0.09 |
| 1928 | 0.75 | 0.17 | 0.95 | 0.21 |
| 1929 | 0.79 | 0.17 | 0.81 | 0.10 |
| 1930 | 0.74 | 0.16 | 1.02 | 0. 13 |
| 1931 | 0.74 | 0.15 | 0.93 | 0.13 |
| 1932 | 0.69 | 0.15 | 0.86 | 0.12 |
| 1933 | 0.69 | 0.13 | 0.91 | 0.10 |
| 1934 | 0.64 | 0.13 | 0.91 | 0.10 |
| 1935 | 0.61 | 0.11 | 0.83 | 0.06 |
| 1936 | — | — | 0.66 | 0.11 |