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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

Hackney 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: The diagnoses made in regard to the new cases examined at the Dispensaries during the year, excluding contacts, were as follow :—

The diagnoses made in regard to the new cases examined at the Dispensaries during the year, excluding contacts, were as follow :—

Diagnosis.Dispensary atTotals.
Metropolitan Hospital.City of London Hospital
Adults.Children under 15.Adults.Children under 15.
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis6751168849..6268
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis61047868554
Non-tuberculous62542224871398780555
Doubtful31....4102222
Totals13811627371872049793899

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Examination of Home Contacts.—The number of persons
living in contact with the 420 cases of tuberculosis which came to
notice for the first time during the year was 1,057 (2.5 contacts per
patient). Of this number of contacts 543, or 51.3 per cent., were
examined either at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries or by their own doctors.

Table: The diagnoses made at the examination of the 455 contacts examined at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year were :—

The diagnoses made at the examination of the 455 contacts examined at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year were :—

Diagnosis.Dispensary atTotals.
Metropolitan Hospital.City of London Hospital.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis21012
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis..11
Non-tuberculous237199436
Doubtful..66
Totals239216455

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Bacteriological Examinations.—One thousand, one hundred
and fifty-seven specimens of sputum were examined at the
Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year with the following
results