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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 34 | |
| Pulmonary Females | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| Non-pulmonary Males | - | — | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | 7 | |
| Non-puimonary Females | _ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| Source of Information | No. of Cases | ||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | ||||||||||||
| Death Returns | from local Registrars | 5 | _ | ||||||||||
| transferable deaths from Registrar General | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Posthumous notifications | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| "Transfers" from other areas (other than transferable deaths) | 40 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Other Sources, if any (specify) | - | — | |||||||||||
PART III. Notification Register.
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total Cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
| Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1937, on the Registers of Notifications | 411 | 303 | 714 | 166 | 189 | 354 | 1,068 |
| Number of cases removed from the Register(s) during the year by reason, inter alia, of:— | |||||||
| 1. Withdrawal of notification | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4* |
| 2. Recovery from the disease | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
| 3. Death | 64 | 42 | 106 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 114 |
| 4. Otherwise | 38 | 30 | 68 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 88 |
* Not to be included in Part I— Formal Notifications.