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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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BOROUGH OF BETHNAL GREEN.
The Totals of New Cases.
| Males | 381 |
| Females | 383 |
| 764 |
2. The Sources of the New Cases.
| Total. | Tuberculous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Officer of Health | 259 | 62 |
| Local Practitioners | 205 | 56 |
| Contact cases (per M.O.H.) | 244 | 4 |
| War Pensions Committee | 1 | — |
| London County Council | 28 | 3 |
| Victoria Park Hospital | 12 | 11 |
| Other sources | 15 | 3 |
3. The Diagnosis of the New Cases.
| Diagnosis. | Adults. | Children under 15. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 61 | 48 | – | 4 | 113 |
| Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| Non-tuberculous | 139 | 193 | 151 | 113 | 596 |
| Doubtful | 15 | 13 | – | 1 | 29 |
| Total | 222 | 259 | 159 | 124 | 764 |