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Hampstead 1922
Report for the year 1922 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The following information relating to Ophthalmia Neonatorum is
compiled at the special request of the Ministry of Health.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
| Total cases notified by medical practitioners | 7 |
| „ „ midwives | 2 |
| Number treated at home | 7 |
| „ in hospital | 2 |
| Vision unimpaired | 9 |
| „ impaired | nil. |
| Total Blindness | nil. |
| Number of Deaths | nil. |
Only 1 of the mothers had attended at the Council's Pre-Maternity
Clinic. In this ease the mother was advised by the Medical Officer in
charge to attend a special clinic for treatment, but did not do so.
Small-pox.
No case was notified during the year.
Vaccination.
Of the total births dealt with in 1922, by the Vaccination Officer,
amounting to 1382, 743 were successfully vaccinated. In 5 cases the
children were insusceptible of vaccination. In regard to 361, certificates
of Conscientious Objection were obtained; 37 died before
vaccination was performed; 26 cases of vaccination were postponed,
and 210 remained to be dealt with.
I am indebted to the . Vaccination Officer for these statistics.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Notification.
During the year 1922, 135 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
101 being eases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 34 other forms of the
disease.
In the following table these 135 eases have been analysed as to sex and age, and it will be noticed that 43 per cent, were aged between 25 and 45. the most active years of life:—
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5—10. | 10- 15. | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25 -35. | 35-45. | 45-55. | 55—65. | Over 65. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary males | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| „ females | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | – | 49 |
| Non-Pulmonary males | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 18 |
| „ females | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 16 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 135 |