HC Deb 09 July 1935 vol 304 cc164-8W
Sir A. WILSON

asked the Minister of Health the number of new cases and deaths from pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis, respectively, for the past five years, and the respective notification and death rates per million; and the percentage of new cases of tuberculosis which came to knowledge otherwise than by formal notification for each year, showing separately posthumous notifications?

Sir K. WOOD

The particulars desired are as[...] in the following table:

TUBERCULOSIS.
England and Wales.
Year. Pulmonary. Non-pulmonary. Formal Notifications. New cases of Tuberculosis which came to knowledge otherwise than by formal notification.
Total new cases (formal notifications and cases coming to knowledge otherwise). Deaths. Death Rate per million population. Total new cases (formal notifications and cases coming to knowledge otherwise). Deaths. Death Rate per million population. Pulmonary. Non-pulmonary. Posthumous notifications. Percentage of total new cases. Total including posthumous notifications. Percentage of total new cases.
Number. Rate per million population. Number. Rate per million population.
1930 54,331 29,414 739 18,670 6,336 159 49,187 1,236 16,284 409 641 0.88 7,530 10.32
1931 54,596 29,658 742 18,378 6,160 154 49,505 1,238 15,963 399 604 0.83 7,506 10.29
1932 51,836 27,627 687 17,956 6,031 150 46,579 1,159 15,499 386 715 1.02 7,714 11.06
1933 49,958 27,854 690 16,393 5,405 134 44,482 1,102 14,095 349 648 0.98 7,774 11.72
1934 48,208 25,682 635 16,022 5,200 128 43,034 1,06313,694 338 651 1.01 7,502 11.68

Sir A. WILSON

asked the Minister of Health the standardised death rate from non-pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculosis of the intestines and peritoneum for the past three years as compared with the previous decennium, and the distribution of non-respiratory tuberculosis mortality at ages 0 to 5, 5 to 15, and 15

Standardised Death Rates (per million population).
England and Wales.
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis of the Intestines and Peritoneum.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
1921 289 254 66 63
1922 278 240 56 54
1923 264 235 56 56
1924 252 226 54 52
1925 248 213 50 48
1926 229 201 45 43
1927 223 194 40 39
1928 212 187 39 39
1929 211 179 37 35
1930 199 175 34 32
1931 196 171 31 32
1932 195 165 32 27
1933 172 148 27 28
1934 not yet a vailable. not yet a vailable.
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Mortality per 100,000 living at certain Ages by Class of Area. 1930–32 and 1933.
1930–32. 1933.
Persons, age 0–5—
London Administrative County 52 44
County Boroughs 78 65
Other Urban Districts 65 53
Rural Districts 51 53
Persons, age 5–15—
London Administrative County 16 13
County Boroughs 22 17
Other Urban Districts 16 15
Rural Districts 15 12
Males, age 15–25—
London Administrative County 15 15
County Boroughs 18 18
Other Urban Districts 17 13
Rural Districts 15 14
Females, age 15–25—
London Administrative County 10 10
County Boroughs 16 13
Other Urban Districts 15 13
Rural Districts 14 14
Note.—The figures for 1933 have been calculated specially. The corresponding figures for 1934 are not available.

to 25 in England and Wales, distinguishing between London, county boroughs, other urban districts, and rural districts for the years 1933 and 1934, as compared with the triennium 1930 to 1932?

Sir K. WOOD

The particulars desired, so far as available, are shown in the following table: