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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 1924
Special report on an outbreak of Typhoid Fever in the Borough of Bethnal Green in 1924
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
1.The Total of New Cases.
| Males | 295 |
| Females | 354 |
| Total | 649 |
2. The Sources of the New Cases.
| Total. | Tuberculous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Officer of Health | 102 | 51 |
| Local Practitioners—Primary 211 | 219 | 45 |
| Contact 8 | 7 | |
| Contact cases (per M.O.H.) | 273 | 11 |
| War Pensions Committee | 14 | 6 |
| London County Council | 17 | 7 |
| Victoria Park Hospital | 11 | 10 |
| Other sources | 13 | 8 |
3.The Diagnosis of the New Cases.
| Diagnosis. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Children under 15. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 43 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 107 |
| Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 7 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 38 |
| Non-tuberculous | 94 | 83 | 193 | 22 | 79 | 471 |
| Doubtful | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 33 |
| Total | 152 | 105 | 230 | 47 | 115 | 649 |