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Deptford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULVTIONS, 1930.
Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1936 to the
31st December, 1936.
| Notifications on Form A. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Periods. | Total Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 and up | Total Primary Notifications, | ||
| Pulmonary— | |||||||||||||
| Males | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 83 | 120 |
| Females | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 45 | 68 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | |||||||||||||
| Males | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 15 | |
| Females | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 J | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 14 |
The figures for the years 1923 onwards are not strictly comparable
with those of previous years as they include cases, although not formally
notified, which have come to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of
Health.
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
I)r. N.M. Donnelly, the Tuberculosis Officer, reports as follows
I have pleasure in submitting herewith the Annual Report on
Tuberculosis work in the Borough in 1936.
*By international agreement, cases of miliary tuberculosis, which, prior
to 1926, were classified under " Pulmonary," are now included under " Non.
pulm onary Tu berculosis.''