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Hampstead 1925

Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health

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At the present time 65 discharged soldiers suffering with tuberculosis
are resident in Hampstead. The number of cases of tuberculosis
known to the Department at the end of 1925 totals 727—550 pulmonary
and 177 non-pulmonary.
Occupations.
The following is an analysis of the occupations of the new cases
notified as tuberculous during 1925:—
Occupation.
Pulmonary
Cases.
NonPulmonary
Cases.
Occupation.
Pulmonary
Cases.
NonPulmonary
Cases.
Army and Navy
Pensioners
1
-
Interpreter
1

Missionary
1

Actress
1

Merchants
3

Barrister
1

Musician
1
Brass finisher
1

Motor Body Builde
1

Butcher
1

Nurse
2
2
Cashier
1

Porter
3

Civil Servants
3

Postman
1

Coachman
1

School Children
2
2
Cabinet makers
3

School Inspector

1
Clerks
11
1
Shop Assistants
3

Commercial Traveller
3

Sheet Metal worker
1

Domestic Servants
6
3
Solicitor
1

Dispenser
1

Surveyor
1

Dressmakers
2

Teachers
2

Factory hand
1

Tailor
1

Electrical Engineer
2

Warehouseman
2

Gardener
1

Waitress
1

Gasfitter
1

No occupation
5
2
House Painters
2

-
-
Housewives
21
3
99
14
Housekeepers
3

-
-
Of the 99 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis newly notfied
in 1925:—
36 were treated at Sanatoria.
11 „ Poor Law Institutions.
9 „ Hospitals.
Of the 14 cases of Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis newly notified
in 1925:—
1 was treated at Poor Law Institution.
5 were treated at Hospitals.
The following cases, notified prior to 1925, were also removed: —
Pulmonary.
Non-Pulmonary.
Insured.
NonInsured,
Insured.
NonInsured.
To Sanatoria
7
8

l
To Hospitals
4
2

1
To Poor Law Institutions
4
2