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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table LV. gives the condition to date of all cases of Tuberculosis
dealt with during the nine years, and shows that, out of
a total of 3,651, 1,032 have died and 1,677 are still on the register.
Several arrested cases are known to have died from causes
other than Tuberculosis, but these are not shown as dead in the
table, the number of deaths shown being directly attributable to
active Tuberculosis.
Showing Condition to Date of all Cases of Tuberculosis.
Active Tuberculosis | Year. | Removed | Died. | Arrested | Remaining on Register. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | 1913-1915 | 202 | 332 | 32 | 167 | 733 |
1916 | 51 | 104 | 11 | 60 | 226 | |
1917 | 53 | 132 | 5 | 99 | 289 | |
1918 | 53 | 141 | 7 | 164 | 365 | |
1919 | 53 | 125 | 193 | 371 | ||
1920 | 29 | 88 | 204 | 321 | ||
1921 | 12 | 76 | 213 | 301 | ||
Total | 453 | 998 | 55 | 1100 | 2606 | |
Non-Pulmonary | 1913 to 1921 | 59 | 34 | 50 | 276 | 419 |
Inactive Tuberculosis | ||||||
Pulmonary | 1913 to 1921 | 116 | 148 | 282 | 546 | |
Non-Pulmonary | 10 | 51 | 19 | 80 | ||
Total | 126 | 199 | 301 | 626 | ||
Grand Totals | 638 | 1032 | 304 | 1677 | 3651 |
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