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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 1938
[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 | - | _ | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | |
| Pulmonary Females | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 26 | |
| Non-pulmonary Males | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Non-pulmonary Females | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| No. of Cases | ||||||||||||
| Source of Information | | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | ||||||||||
| from local Registrars | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Death Returns transferable deaths from Registrar General | 2 | |||||||||||
| Posthumous notifications | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
| “Transfers " from other areas (other than transferable deaths) | 36 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Other Sources, if any (specify) | _ | — | ||||||||||
PART III. Notification Register.
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Total Cases | |
| Numbr of cases of Tubercu-losis remaining at the 31st December, 1938, on the Registers of Notifications | 351 | 267 | 618 | 120 | 121 | 241 | 859 |
| Number of cases removed from the Register(s) during the year by reason of:— 1. Withdrawal of notification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Recovery from the disease | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 3. Death, all causes | 43 | 41 | 84 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 100 |
| 4. Otherwise | 190 | 121 | 311 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 395 |