[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council.

Lanarkshire (Scotland). County Council.

Date:: 1929

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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Morbidity. A.—Cases per 10,000 population. Mortality. B—Deaths per 10,000 population. Fatality. C—Deaths per 100 cases. Middle Ward. Upper Ward. Lower Ward. A B C A B C A B C 1891-95 13-5 — — 120 — — 12-8 — 1896-1900, — 11-4 — — 11-9 — — 11-7 — 1901-05, - 10-0 — 105 — — 12-4 — 1906-10, - 14-6 8-8 60-3 8-4 8-1 97 2 12*2 11-3 87-7 1911-15, - 16-2 8-1 50-3 114 7 0 64-0 14-5 6-8 47-4 1916-20, - 16-4 7-5 46-1 9-6 6-3 65-1 14-0 7 3 52-4 1921-25, - 17-2 5-9 39-6 8-8 4-8 54-9 14-3 5-8 40-7 1926, 16-3 5-3 32-2 6-6 4-3 65-6 18-4 6-8 36-8 1927, 14-3 4-8 33-4 9-2 5-8 63 6 10-3 5-3 516 1928, 13-5 4-8 36-2 6-2 4-1 66-6 15-6 7-2 46-1 1929, 13-0 5-2 39-9 5-3 3-7 69-2 161 8-2 50-9 Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Morbidity. A—Cases per 10,000 population. Mortality. B—Deaths per 10,000 population. Fatality. C—Deaths Middle Ward. per 100 cases. Upper Ward. L ower Ward. A B C A B C A B C 1891-95, - — 9-7 — — 6-2 — — 7-1 — 1896-1900, — 8-9 — — 4-4 — — 6-8 — 1901-05, — 8-2 — — 4-9 — — 7-2 — 1906-10, . — 8-9 — — 4-4 — — 7-6 — 1911-15, — 6-9 — — 2-8 — — 5-8 — 1916-20, 16-3 5-3 32-4 5-6 3-3 60-0 10-3 3-5 35 5 1921-25, 20-8 4-8 23-2 6-7 2-9 44-3 10-7 2-6 24-2 1926, 20-1 3-9 19-4 6-6 2-3 34-3 8-4 2-2 26-9 1927, 16-7 31 18-8 5-0 2-1 41-6 8-0 2-0 25-0 1928, 16-1 3-2 20-2 6-4 1-9 29-0 6-9 2-4 34-7 1929, 13-5 2-6 19-8 4-5 1-6 36-3 5 5 1*4 26-3 In recent years there has been a slight decrease in the number of cases notified, but the deaths per 10,000 of the population show a remarkable reduction. Institutional Accommodation. All the institutional accommodation in the County is provided by each of the three District Committees, and details of the work carried