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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
Hammersmith 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1926
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There are undoubtedly many difficulties attending the
notification of this disease, but the efforts of Local Authorities,
and the money spent in combating this disease are to a
large extent rendered nugatory.
I append figures for the years 1920-1926. showing the interval between notification and death of tuberculous Persons.
| 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | |
| 1. Total number of deaths from Tuberculosis in the Borough | 157 | 173 | 162 | 145 | 170 | 138 | 142 |
| 2. The number of cases notified at death | 11 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 |
| 3. The number of cases notified within one month of death (excluding above) | 26 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 30 |
| 4. The number of cases notified within three months of death (excluding above) | 28 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 20 |
| 5. The number of cases notified within six months of death (excluding above) | 16 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 12 |
| Ago Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M, | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | i | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| 20 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | — | — |
| 25 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | - | 1 |
| 35 | 33 | 9 | 2 | — | 19 | - | 1 | |
| 45 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 55 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 2 | - | — |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Totals | 127 | 83 | 36 | 30 | 79 | 52 | 3 | 8 |
I submit a report on the work carried out at the Tuberculosis
Dispensary.