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: Returns shouting the result of the Examination of persons for the purpose of Diagnosis.

Returns shouting the result of the Examination of persons for the purpose of Diagnosis.

Original cases found pulmonary tuberculosis150
Contact cases found pulmonary tuberculosis18
168
Original cases found non-pulmonary tuberculosis24
Contact cases found non-pulmonary tuberculosis5
29
Original cases found doubtful30
Contact cases found doubtful20
50
Original cases found non-tubercular47
Contact cases found non-tubercular241
288
Total of new cases535

Table: Classification and Detailed Statistics of Attendances.

Classification and Detailed Statistics of Attendances.

Insured Persons. Male.Insured Persons. Female.Uninsured Persons. Male.Uninsured Persons. Female.Contacts.Total.
Male.Female.
I.U.I.U.
New Patients attending97435347218632149528
Attendances of Old Patients1,24251839662126199672713,340
Patients visited in their homes10315----(new) (old 7 12
Specimens of sputa examined832913264—46165