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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 following table shows the various stages which the disease had reached before these patients attended a Tuberculosis Dispensary:—

The following table shows the various stages which the disease had reached before these patients attended a Tuberculosis Dispensary:—

1st Stage.2nd Stage.3rd Stage.
Number196334
Percentage16.4%54.3%29.3%

Table: The intervals which elapsed between the onset of illness in these cases and the date of first attendance at a Tuberculosis Dispensary were:—

The intervals which elapsed between the onset of illness in these cases and the date of first attendance at a Tuberculosis Dispensary were:—

Under 1 month13 cases.
1 to 3 months38 „
3 to 6 months13 „
6 to 9 months9 „
9 to 12 months11 „
Over 12 months24 „
Period indefinite8 „

Table: The following figures, which relate to the number of persons who died from tuberculosis during the past three years, throw further light upon the matter of the failure of patients to secure medical attention until a late stage of the disease has been reached:—

The following figures, which relate to the number of persons who died from tuberculosis during the past three years, throw further light upon the matter of the failure of patients to secure medical attention until a late stage of the disease has been reached:—

193119321933
Pul.Non-Pul.Pul.Non-Pul.Pul.Non-Pul.
Number of Deaths from Tuberculosis155291522417125
Number of cases only notified at death45522]
Do. notified within a month of death19125911
Do. do. 3 months of death13...11181
Do. do. 6 months of death19215181
Number of deaths in cases not notified under Tuberculosis Regulations12999127