The distribution of tuberculous diseases in Glasgow ; with observations on the relation of phthisis to room-density / by A.K. Chalmers.

  • Chalmers, A. K. (Archibald Kerr), 1856-1942.
Date:
[1897?]
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Credit: The distribution of tuberculous diseases in Glasgow ; with observations on the relation of phthisis to room-density / by A.K. Chalmers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    by comparing the average annual deaths of 1883-8 with those of 1889-94, the system of classification being uniform during these 12 years.' Rates per Million Living. Average Annual Death-Rate, 1883-88. Average Annual Death-Rate, 1889-94. Reduction per cent. Phthisis, - - - 2849 2318-6 18-6 Tabes Mesen- terica, - - - Tubercular Meningitis. Other Forms of Tuberculosis (Scrofula), - - 451-5] I 1089-8 233-3 J 306-5 ' I 883-8 190-6 J 32-1 ] 48-7 18-3 All Tuberculous Diseases, - - 3938-8 3202-4 18-7 In the 12 years, therefore (1883-94), the deaths from all classes of tuberculous disease fell nearly 19 per cent., while Phthisis and all the other forms taken together exhibit each about an equal re- duction of nearly 19 per cent. Taken separately, Tabes Mesenterica fell 32 per cent, Phthisis and Other Forms (Scrofula) each nearly 19 per cent. Tubercular Meningitis fully 4 per cent, and if we state the reduction in each class as a percentage of the reduction over all classes, we have Phthisis contributing 72 per cent, and the other forms together 28 per cent., of which Tabes Mesenterica