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 1922
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1922
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| Total. | Tuberculous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Officer of Health | 56 | 26 |
| Local Practitioners | 58 | 23 |
| London War Pensions Committee | 7 | 7 |
| Contact cases | 192 | 10 |
| Ministry of Pensions | 15 | 4 |
| London County Council | 5 | 2 |
| Metropolitan Hospital | 5 | 4 |
| Other Hospitals | 4 | 3 |
| Other sources | 7 | 5 |
3.—
| Diagnosis. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Children under 16. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 71 |
| Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis . | 1 | ... | 10 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Non-tuberculous | 56 | 28 | 117 | 6 | 46 | 253 |
| Doubtful | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | 12 |
| Totals | 89 | 40 | 140 | 22 | 58 | 349 |
4.—The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.
Pulmonary tuberculosis 6
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis 5
Non-tuberculous 179
Doubtful 3
Total 192