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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 1948

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

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Table: Part I. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1948, to the 31st December, 1948.

Part I. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1948, to the 31st December, 1948.

Age Periods.Formal Notifications.
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis.
0–1–2–5–10–15–20–25–35–45–55–65–75–Total (allages)
Respiratory, Males–16333821714116–83
Respiratory, Females24283181917632––84
Non–Respiratory, Males1135––13––1––15
Non–Respiratory, Females––1121–––––––5

Table: Part II. 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. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.

Source of InformationNumber of cases in age Groups.
0-1-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-Total
Death Returns from Local RegistrarsRespiratoryM----------2--2(A)
F--------1----1 (B)
Non-RespiratoryM-11----------2 (C)
F----------1--1(D)
Death Returns from Registrar-General (Transferable deaths)RespiratoryM-------------— (A)
F-------------— (B)
Non-RespiratoryM1------------1 (C)
F-------------— (D)
Posthumous NotificationsRespiratoryM-------------— (A)
F-------------— (B)
Non-RespiratoryM-------------— (c)
F-------------— (D)
"Transfers" from Other Areas (excluding transferable deaths)RespiratoryM--1--6211103---33 (A)
F---2-1121432-i-35 (B)
Non-RespiratoryM-------------1 (c)
F-------------— (D)
Other SourcesRespiratoryM-------------— (A)
F-------------— (B)
Non-RespiratoryM-------------— (c)
F-------------— (D)
TOTALSA)35
(B)36
(C)4
D)1