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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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BOROUGH OF BETHNAL GREEN.
The Totals of New Cases.
| The Totals of New Cases. | |
| Males | 431 |
| Females | 410 |
| 841 | |
2. The Sources of the New Cases.
| Total. | Tuberculous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Officer of Health | 254 | 39 |
| I.ocal Practitioners | 240 | 58 |
| Contact cases (per M.O.H.) | 288 | 9 |
| War Pensions Committee | 1 | — |
| London County Council | 30 | 7 |
| Victoria Park Hospital | 6 | 6 |
| Other sources | 16 | 5 |
| Transferred from other Areas | 6 | 6 |
3. The Diagnosis of the New Cases.
| Diagnosis. | Adults. | Children under 15. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 61 | 48 | - | 111 | |
| Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| Non-tuberculous | 193 | 207 | 155 | 138 | 693 |
| Doubtful | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Total | 264 | 267 | 167 | 143 | 841 |