[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City.

  • Edinburgh (Scotland). City Council
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In tlie next table the notifications are arranged according to municipal wards :— Notifi- Rate Notifi- Rate cations. per cations. ]>er 1000. 1000. Calton 28 1-3 George Square 33 1-0 Canongate . 33 1-5 St. Leonard’s . 22 11 Newington 22 1-0 Portobello 28 1-1 Momingside . 14 •6 South Leith 22 -7 Mercliiston . 12 •6 North Leith 30 1-5 Gorgie . 27 10 West Leith 19 1-0 Haymarket 13 ■7 Central Leith . 17 1-2 St. Bernard’s . 13 ■7 Liberton .... 11 1-0 Broughton 19 1-2 Colinton 6 •9 St. Stephen’s . 13 •7 Corstorphine and Cramond 4 -3 St. Andrew’s . . 26 2-3 Institutions (other than St. Giles . 50 2-4 Sanatoria) 24 ... Dairy 24 1-1 Military Quarters 3 ... The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis varies from year to year in the respective wards. It should be noted, however, that a large proportion of cases still emanate from the older districts of the City, viz. :•—St. Giles, George Square, Canongate, Calton and St. Andrew’s. The aggregate number of notifications received from these five wards was 170 or fully 33 per cent, of the total for the whole City. The notifications are tabulated herewith to show the type of house occupied by the infected persons l-roomed house. 2-roomecl house. 3-roomed house. 4 rooms and over. Lodging- Houses. Institu- tions, Etc. Total. 50 144 149 114 29 27 513 1 Deaths.—The deaths allocated to the City, after corrections for transfers had been made, numbered 313. Of these, 4 deaths of Edinburgh citizens occurred at Bangour Mental Hospital, while 7 deaths were reported from various other districts in Scotland. The death-rate was equivalent to -69 per thousand of the estimated population and this represents the lowest rate from respiratory tuberculosis that ha3 yet been recorded for the City. The death-rates for the last five years were as follows:— Year . . 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. Death-rate . . -79 *83 *76 *74 -09