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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
Hammersmith 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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PART II. Supplemental Return. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.
| Age Periods | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Pulmonary Females | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 10 | 2 | - | 2 | — | 24 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 9 |
| Non-pulmonary Females | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | 2 |
No. of Cases
Source of Information
Pulmonary pulmonary
from local Registrars 4 1
Death Returns transferable deaths from
Registrar General 3 —
Posthumous notifications 7 6
" Transfers " from other areas (other than
transferable deaths) 37 4
Other Sources, if any — -
PART III. Notification Register.
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total Cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
| Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1933, on the Registers of Notifications | 404 | 323 | 727 | 144 | 185 | 329 | 1,056 |
| Number of cases removed from the Register(s) during the year by reason, inter alia, of:— | |||||||
| 1. Withdrawal of notification | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ |
| 2. Recovery from the disease | 10 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 45 |
| 3. Death | 84 | 60 | 144 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 160 |