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
Bethnal Green 1919
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1919
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The statistical tables given below are self-explanatory and need few remarks. 1. The Totals of New Cases.
| The statistical tables given below are self-explanatory and need few remarks. 1. The Totals of New Cases. | |
| Males | 388 |
| Females | 349 |
| Total | 737 |
2. The Sources of the New Cases.
| Total. | Tuberculous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Officer of Health | 156 | 47 |
| Local Practitioners | 146 | 60 |
| London War Pensions Committee | 62 | 20 |
| Contact Cases | 157 | 5 |
| London Insurance Committee | 24 | 16 |
| London County Council | 30 | 3 |
| Victoria Park Hospital | 32 | 27 |
| Other Sources | 23 | 10 |
| "No Card" | 107 | 5 |
3. The Diagnosis of the New Cases.
| Diagnosis. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Children under 16. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 94 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 168 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | ... | 25 |
| Non-Tuberculous | 111 | 44 | 180 | 21 | 102 | 458 |
| Doubtful | 27 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 86 |
| Totals | 241 | 92 | 226 | 39 | 139 | 737 |