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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The total number of cases of both forms of the disease which came to notice during the year in the Borough and the Electoral Wards, together with the attack-rates per 1,000 persons living, is shown in the following table:—
| Area. | No. of Cases. | Attack rate per 1,000 persons living. |
|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 410 | 1.91 |
| Wards— | ||
| Stamford Hill | 71 | 1.96 |
| Downs | 32 | 1.67 |
| West Hackney | 39 | 2.10 |
| Hackney | 47 | 1.84 |
| Kingsland | 34 | 1.65 |
| South Hackney | 50 | 2.25 |
| Clapton Park | 66 | 1.64 |
| Homerton | 71 | 2.18 |
The total number of notifications received during the year was:—
| Form A. | Form I. | Form II. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Males | 221 | 247 | 212 |
| Females | 161 | 171 | 120 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | Males | 37 | 20 | 21 |
| Females | 21 | 13 | 20 | |
| Totals | 440 | 451 | 373 | |
During the year there were 19 instances in which the death of
an unnotified person was attributed to tuberculosis. This number
is 9.69 per cent. of the total deaths from tuberculosis during the
year. In some of these unnotified cases the death certificates
showed that the diagnosis was made post-mortem. In all the
remaining cases the attention of the certifying practitioner was
called to his failure to notify and in every instance a satisfactory
explanation was received.
As shown in a foregoing table, the deaths from tuberculosis of Hackney residents registered during 1933 numbered 196. These deaths are classified as follows:—
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 171 |
| Tuberculous meningitis | 12 |
| Tuberculous peritonitis | 6 |
| Tuberculosis of other organs | 7 |
| 196 |