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Hampstead 1921

Report for the year 1921 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Occupations. The following is an analysis of the occupations of the new cases notified as tuberculous during 1920:—

Occupation.Pulmonary Cases.Non-Pulmonary Cases.Occupation.Pulmonary Cases.Non-Pulmonary Cases.
Accountant1Housewives125
Artists2Labourers2
Bill poster1Laundress1
Carman1Machinist1
Charwomen21Mechanics2
Chauffeurs1Merchants2
Cleaners1No occupation612
Clerks6Porters2
Commercial Traveller1-Printer's reader1-_
Road sweeper1-_
Dentists3-_School children325
Domestic Servants175Secretaries2
Dressmakers12Shop Assistants21
Engineers2Stencil cutter1
Ex-Officers11Tobacconist1
Ex-service men142Upholsterer1
French polisher1Violin maker1
Furniture dealer1Watch maker1
Gas fitter1No Information3
Gas meter collector1
Hairdresser110355

Removal of Cases. Of the newly notified cases in 1921, 112 were removed.

Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
To Sanatoria (non-insured)343
To Hospitals3512
To Infirmaries154
To Nursing or other Homes45
8824

The following cases, notified prior to 1921, were also removed.

Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
To Sanatoria (non-insured)103
To Hospitals20
To Infirmaries7
To Nursing or other Homes1
383

DEATHS.
The number of deaths from Tuberculosis in 1921 was 71. Of