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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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STATISTICAL TABLES. BOROUGH OF BETHNAL GREEN. 1. The Totals of New Cases.
| Males | 352 |
| Females | 394 |
| 746 |
2. The Sources of the New Cases.
| Total. | Tuberculous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Officer of Health | 223 | 28 |
| Local Practitioners | 168 | 38 |
| Contact cases (per M.O.H.) | 261 | — |
| War Pensions Committee | 1 | 6 |
| London County Council | 13 | 2 |
| Victoria Park Hospital | 20 | 20 |
| Other sources | 48 | 34 |
| Transferred from other Areas | 12 | 9 |
3. The Diagnosis of the New Cases.
| Diagnosis. | Adults. | Children under 15. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 54 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 103 |
| Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 10 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 34 |
| Non-tuberculous | 146 | 190 | 119 | 140 | 595 |
| Doubtful | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Total | 214 | 244 | 138 | 150 | 746 |