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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 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1913
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| Regulation. | Sex. | Under 6 years. | 5 to 15 years. | 15 to 25 years. | 25 to 35 years. | 35 to 45 years. | 45 years and upwards. | Total prima y cases. | Duplicate Certificates received. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1908. | Male. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 45 |
| Female. | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 11 | ||
| Public Health (Tuberculosis in Hospitals) Regulations, 1911. | Male. | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 32 |
| Female | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||
| Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. | Male. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 49 |
| Female. | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 18 | ||
| Totals. | Male. | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 126 |
| Female. | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 47 | ||
Of the above cases—22 died during the year, 9 in Hackney Infirmary, 2 in
Hospital and 11 in their own homes.
On the 1st February, 1913, the above three sets of regulations
were superseded by a new set of regulations, viz.:—The Public
Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, dated December 19th,
1912.
Whereas by the previous regulations only pulmonary tuberculosis
was compulsorily notifiable, the Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1912 require all forms of tuberculosis to be
notified. These regulations also simplify the method of notification
and revise the fees payable to medical practitioners. The following
table gives the number, age and sex distribution with other details
of the cases of tuberculosis notified during the eleven months
ending 31st December, 1913.