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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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35
TUBERCULOSIS.
Tuberculosis.—One hundred and sixty-seven cases of
Tuberculosis were reported during the year, one hundred
and forty-three of which were Pulmonary and twenty-four
being other forms of Tuberculosis, against one hundred and
ninety-eight cases in the previous year.
PART 1. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1940, to the 31st December, 1940.
| Age Periods | Formal Notifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis | ||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all pages) | |
| Pulmonary Males | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 81 |
| Pulmonary Females | — | — | — | 14 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 62 | |
| Non-Pulmonary Males | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Non-Pulmonary Females | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 |
PART 11. Supplemental Return. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge ol' 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 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 36 |
| Pulmonary Females | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Non-Pulmonary Males | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 9 |
| Non-Pulmonary Females | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |