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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
Hammersmith 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Public Health (Smallpox) Regulations, 1917.
No primary vaccinations or revaccinations were performed
by your Medical Officer of Health during the year,
under the above regulations.
Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis.—Two hundred and fifteen cases of tuberculosis
were reported during the year, one hundred and
eighty-four of which were Pulmonary and thirty-one being
other forms of Tuberculosis, against two hundred and
sixteen cases in the previous year.
PART I. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1934, to the 31st December, 1934.
| Age Periods | Formal Notifications | Total Notifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis | |||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all ages) | ||
| Pulmonary Males | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 102 | 148 |
| Pulmonary Females | - | — | 1 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 82 | 102 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 | — | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 |
| N on-pulmonary Females | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 19 | 23 |