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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1919
Report for the year 1919 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Of the cases newly notified during 1919, 8 were of persons
already dead or dying, and in 18 other cases the patients did not
survive the year under review. Of the total new cases in 1919 the
number who have attended the Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary
is 106.
The number of cases notified in 1919 and previous years are as follows:—
| Year. | Persons newly notified. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis Voluntarily notifiable 1902; Compulsorily notifiable 1912. | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Notifiable from 1st February, 1913). | ||
| 1902 | 51 | 51 | |
| 1903 | 34 | — | 34 |
| 1904 | 39 | —. | 39 |
| 1905 | 27 | — | 27 |
| 1906 | 35 | — | 35 |
| 1907 | 55 | _ | 55 |
| 1908 | 30 | 30 | |
| 1909 | 67 | — | 67 |
| 1910 | 77 | — | 77 |
| 1911 | 113 | _ | 113 |
| 1912 | 183 | — | 183 |
| 1913 | 244 | 56 | 300 |
| 1914 | 142 | 30 | 172 |
| 1915 | 172 | 48 | 220 |
| 1916 | 193 | 51 | 244 |
| 1917 | 256 | 52 | 308 |
| 1918 | 291 | 70 | 361 |
| 1919 . . | 165 | 48 | 213 |
The total number of cases of Tuberculosis known to the Department
at the close of 1919 was 949.