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Hammersmith 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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TUBERCULOSIS.
Tuberculosis.— Two hundred and fourteen eases of
Tuberculosis were reported during the year, one hundred
and ninety-two of which were Pulmonary and twenty-two
being other forms of Tuberculosis, against two hundred
and one cases in the previous year.

Table: PART 1. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1944, to the 31st December, 1944.

PART 1. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1944, to the 31st December, 1944.

Age PeriodsFormal Notifications
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total (all ages
PulmonaryMales—3511115231818?79120
PulmonaryFemales—311111727623172
Non-Pulmonary Males———121—21——7
Non-Pulmonary Femaleas—21—233—21115

Table: 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.

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 Periods0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total
PulmonaryMales——1—41017736452
PulmonaryFemales—3—1—111451—136
Non-Pulmonary Males—11—111——1—6
Non-Pulmonary Females—21-3—411—113