London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1920

Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1920

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Table: 3.— The Diagnosis of the New Cases.

3.— The Diagnosis of the New Cases.

Diagnosis.Insured.Uninsured.Total.
Males.Females.Children under 16.Males.Females.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis7733151341179
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis106430564
Non-tuberculous121813021486604
Doubtful16413I438
Total22412437328136885

Table: 4.— The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.

4.— The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.

Pulmonary tuberculosis9
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis9
Non-tuberculous404
Doubtful13
Total435

Table: 5.— Sputum Examinations of Insured and Uninsured Patients.

5.— Sputum Examinations of Insured and Uninsured Patients.

Insured.Uninsured.Total.
Tubercle Bacilli present8323106
Tubercle Bacilli absent398175573