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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 Regulations require the Medical Officer of Health to furnish the County Medical Officer of Health at the end of each quarter with a statement compiled from the register of notifications.
The following is a summary of the quarterly returns under the Regulations during the year:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| No. of cases on the Register of Notifications on 1st January | 732 | 573 | 277 | 245 |
| No. of cases notified for the first time during the year | 158 | 116 | 26 | 16 |
| No. of cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification | 36 | 35 | 6 | 17 |
| No. of cases transferred from " Non-Pulmonary " to " Pulmonary " | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No. of cases reinstated to the Register | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| No. of cases removed from the Register | ||||
| during the year on account of having— | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| 76 | 73 | 21 | 12 | |
| (c) died | 129 | 68 | 7 | 15 |
| (d) been inaccurately diagnosed | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| No. of cases remaining on the Register on 31st Decembe | 721 | 583 | 280 | 248 |
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS.
Dispensary Treatment of Tuberculosis.—The Council's scheme
for the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis is carried out at two
Tuberculosis Dispensaries, situated upon the premises of (a) the
Metropolitan Hospital, Kingsland Road, E.8, and (b) the City of
London Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Lungs, Victoria
Park, E.2. The Metropolitan Hospital Dispensary serves the
Stamford Hill, West Hackney, Kingsland and Downs Wards of the
Borough, whilst the City of London Hospital Dispensary provides
for those persons living in the Clapton Park, Homerton, South
Hackney and Hackney Wards.
The Metropolitan Hospital Dispensary also serves the Borough
of Stoke Newington and the City of London Hospital Dispensary
the Borough of Bethnal Green.
The estimated population of the areas of the two Dispensaries is as follows:—
| Stamford Hill | 36,150 |
| West Hackney | 18,000 |
| Kingsland | 20,590 |
| Downs | 19,100 |
| 93,840 | |