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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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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 at
Metropolitan Hospital.City of London HospitalTotals.
Adults.Children under 15.Adults.Children, under 15.
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis54523664541...234
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis57641046547
Non-tuberculous556419161011296264510
Doubtful3.........991...22
Totals11712328261841967069813

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Examination of Home Contacts.—The number of persons living
in contact with the 410 cases of tuberculosis which came to notice
for the first time during the year was 989 (2.4 contacts per patient).
Of this number of contacts 542, or 54.7 per cent., were examined
either at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries or by their own doctors.

Table: The diagnoses made at the examination of the 488 contacts examined at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year were:—

The diagnoses made at the examination of the 488 contacts examined at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year were:—

Diagnosis.Dispensary atTotals.
Metropolitan Hospital.City of London Hospital.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis...77
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis.........
Non-tuberculous272206478
Doubtful...33
Totals272216488

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