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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
Hampstead 1923
Report for the year 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The number of cases notified in recent years are as follows:—
| Year. | Persons newly notified. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Voluntarily notifiable 1902; Compulsorily notifiable 1912.) | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Compulsorily Notifiable from Ist February, 1913). | ||
| 1913 | 244 | 56 | 300 |
| 1914 | 142 | 30 | 172 |
| 1915 | 172 | 48 | 220 |
| 1916 | 193 | 51 | 244 |
| 1917 | 256 | 52 | 308 |
| 1918 | 291 | 70 | 361 |
| 1919 | 165 | 48 | 213 |
| 1920 | 118 | 53 | 171 |
| 1921 | 103 | 55 | 158 |
| 1922 | 101 | 34 | 135 |
| 1923 | 88 | 36 | 124 |
At the present time 88 discharged soldiers suffering with tuberculosis
are resident in Hampstead. The number of cases of tuberculosis
known to the Department at the end of 1923 totals 895—648 pulmonary
and 247 non-pulmonary.
Occupations.
The following is an analysis of the occupations of the new cases notified as tuberculous during 1923:—
| Occupation. | Pulmonary Cases. | Non- Pulmonary Cases. |
|---|---|---|
| Army Pensioners | 9 | 1 |
| Artists | 1 | — |
| Butchers | 1 | — |
| Carmen | 1 | — |
| Chauffeurs | 3 | — |
| Civil Servants | 1 | — |
| Clerks | 9 | 2 |
| Commercial Travellers | 1 | — |
| Domestic Servants | 13 | 3 |
| Dressmakers | 1 | 1 |
| Electricians | 2 | — |
| House Painters | 1 | — |
| Housewives | 13 | 1 |
| Laboratory Assistants | — | 1 |
| Labourers | 1 | — |
| Laundry Proprietors | 1 | — |
| Lecturers | — | 2 |
| Line Etchers | 1 | — |
| Medical Practitioners | 1 | — |
| Merchants | 1 | 1 |
| Plasterers | 1 | — |
| Porters | 1 | — |
| Road Sweepers | 1 | – |
| Scholars | 1 | 11 |
| Secretaries | 2 | — |
| Shop Assistants | 5 | 1 |
| Students | 2 | – |
| Sisters of Mercy | 1 | — |
| Teachers | 2 | — |
| 1 | Telegraphists | — |
| Vulcanisers | – | 1 |
| Washers | 1 | — |
| No occupation | 9 | 10 |
| No Information | – | 1 |
| – | – | |
| 88 | 36 |