London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
83
These figures can only be regarded as representing
38 tragedies. Notification is the means by which the
public machinery for the control of this dangerous
disease is put into motion. in these cases it is obvious
that it was started far too late to be of effective use.
No doubt the reason for this delay in most instances is
the fear of the patient that medical examination will
reveal the suspected truth, with the prospect of reduced
earning power and destitution for self and family.
No. of Not1f1cations on Forms C. & D.
| Poor Law 1nstitutions | Sanatoria | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | d | c | d | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis— Male | 37 | 23 | 75 | 62 |
| Female | 28 | 23 | 40 | 32 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis— Male | ... | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Female | ... | ... | 6 | 5 |
C—upon admission D—upon Discharge
Public Health (Tubercuiosis) Regulations, 1924.
| Number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register 31/12/28 | 547 | 384 | 216 | 179 | 1326 |
| Number of cases notified under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, during the year 1929 | 88 | 62 | 25 | 13 | 188 |
| Other cases added to theTuberculosis register during year | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 643 | 452 | 243 | 193 | 1531 | |
| Number of cases removed from Tuberculosis Register during year. (For details see separate statement) | 85 | 62 | 10 | 10 | 167 |
| Cases remaining on Tuberculosis Register 31/12/29 | 558 | 390 | 233 | 183 | 1364 |