[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City.

  • Edinburgh (Scotland). City Council
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following summary shows the number of cases past 10 years :— reported 1929 317 or •7 per 1C 1930 295 or •7 1931 254 or •6 1932 272 or •7 1933 243 or •5 1934 258 or •6 1935 233 or •5 1936 242 or •5 1937 247 or •5 1938 . 228 or •5 The age and sex of the notified cases are tabulated below :— Sex. Under 5 5-10 10-15 ]5~20'^20-25 1 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70 and Total, over. Male 22 21 8 12 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 4 3 1 3 102 Female 17 30 11 17 16 9 7 3 6 3 1 1 2 3 1% Totals , 39 51 19 29 23 15 12 6 9 > 3 4 4 3 6 228 Of thd 228 cases, 90 or 37 per cent, referred to children under 10 years of age. In the following table, the cases are classified to show the various regions affected by the disease. Gl^m(]s ...... 72 Abdomen ..... 30 Meninges and Brain ... 34 Spine 28 Genito-Urinary .... 8 Lupus 3 General ...... 5 - 180 Bones (except Spine)— Leg 1 Hand ..... I Not Specified ... 8 - 10 I Joints— I Hip 14 I Knee ..... 8 Wrist ..... 2 Ankle 2 Shoulder .... 2 Elbow ..... I - 29 Others ...... 9 Total . . 228 Deaths. Deaths from all forms of non-pulmonary tuberculosis numbered 74 and were equivalent to a death-rate of • 15 per 1,000, as compared with 79 deaths and a rate of '16 for the previous year. Thirty-six or 49 per cent, of the total deaths were due to tuberculous meningitis and 13 or 18 per cent, to abdominal tuberculosis.