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 1919

Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1919

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Table: 1. The totals of New Cases.

1. The totals of New Cases.

Males420
Females445
Total865

Table: 2. The Sources of the New Cases.

2. The Sources of the New Cases.

Total.Tuberculous.
Medical Officer of Health18993
Local Practitioners14172
London War Pensions Committee5931
Contact cases40413
London Insurance Committee1814
London County Council65
Victoria Park Hospital3431
Other sources148

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 Tuberculosis9736161048207
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis107351760
Non-tuberculous10459268694531
Doubtful2891701367
Total23911133617162865