[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council.

  • Essex County Council
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    poafchs. As was expected, the number of deaths from tuberculosis in the administrative County during the year 1920 is less than for the' year 1919, being 717 and 920 respectively. This is, however, still the highest mortality of any of the specific diseases, though there is every indication that, should the present tatc of decrease be maintained, the time is not far distant when the mortality from this disease will have been reduced by 50 per cent, since the disease became notifiable in 1911. Notifications. The outstanding feature of the following Tables is that the total number of cases of tuberculosis (all forms) notified during the year 1920 was 178 less than the number for the previous year. This decrease is shown in 17 Urban and 10 Rural Districts, whilst in the remaining parts of the County there has either been a slight increase, or the figure is the same as for the year 1919. It would seem therefore that whatever the cause may be it is fairly general throughout the County, and may be indicative of a less incidence of the disease. In favour of this view is the fact that there has also been a marked decrease in the number of deaths from tuberculosis—see previous table. TABLE VII. Showing Summary of Notifications of Tuberculosis in Essex during the PERIOD FROM THE ITU JANUARY, 1920, TO THE 1ST JANUARY, 1921. Notifications on Form A. Age periods Number of Primary Notifications. Total Notifica- tions on Form A. 0 to 1 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 13 | 15 to 20 CNJ o ■*» o C4 in o +* in 74 35 to 45 m in •£» in 55 to 65 65 and upwards Total Primary Notifications Pulmonary Males 1 3 2G 17 54 49 102 69 5S 27 10 416 419 ,, Females — 5 17 29 69 GS S3 52 35 S 9 373 397 Non-pu]moiiary Males ... 5 16 25 IS 15 10 9 9 6 l 1 115 US ,, Females 3 17 1C 20 25 19 14 10 l 2 3 130 133 1920 Totals 9 41 84 84 103 144 20S 140 100 33 23 1034 1097 1919 Totals 12 S3 158 119 150 13S 295 206 109 61 14 1345 1440