Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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PART II. Supplemental Return. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.
Age Periods | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total | |
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Pulmonary Males | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 17 | |
Pulmonary Females | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 13 | |
Non-pulmonary Males | 2 | — | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | |
Non-pulmonary Females | 1 | - | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 3 |
The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below :—
Source of Information | No. of Cases | ||
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Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | ||
Death Returns | from local Registrars | 4 | 2 |
transferable deaths from Registrar General | |||
1 | 3 | ||
Posthumous notifications | 1 | 1 | |
"Transfers" from other areas (other than transferable deaths) | |||
24 | 5 | ||
Other Sources, if any (specify) | — | — |
PART III. Notification Register.
Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total Cases | |||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1931, on the Registers of Notifications | 449 | 375 | 824 | 171 | 203 | 374 | 1,198 |
Number of cases removed from the Register(s) during the year by reason, inter alia, of: — | |||||||
1. Withdrawal of notification | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
2. Recovery from the disease | 12 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 58 |
3. Death | 68 | 50 | 118 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 128 |