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Hampstead 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Notification of Tuberculosis.
During the year 1932, 94 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
74 being cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 20 other forms of the
disease.
There were 10 deaths of persons certified during the year as being
due to tuberculosis who had not previously been notified, the ratio of
non-notified tuberculosis deaths to total tuberculosis deaths was,
therefore, 1 in 4.
The following statistical table, prescribed by the Ministry of Health, gives an analysis of the newly notified cases and deaths during 1932:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Inspiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1- | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — |
| 5- | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 15- | 12 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | — |
| 25- | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | - |
| 35- | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 45- | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 55- | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 35 | 46 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| Occupation. | Pulmonary Cases. | Non-Pulmonary Cases. | Occupation. | Pulmonary Cases. | Non-Pulmonary Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Manager | 1 | — | Nurse | 2 | 1 |
| Cabinet Maker | 1 | — | Pianist | 1 | — |
| Chauffeur | 2 | — | Painter | . — | 1 |
| Cleaner | 1 | — | Plumber | 1 | — |
| Clerk | 9 | 2 | Policeman | 1 | — |
| Company Secreta | 2 | — | Postman | 1 | — |
| Doctor | 1 | — | Sanitary Inspect | 1 | — |
| Domestics | 12 | 2 | Salesman | 1 | 1 |
| Doorkeeper | 1 | — | Seaman | 1 | — |
| Dressmaker | 1 | 3 | Shop Assistant | 1 | 1 |
| Electrician | 1 | — | Shop Keeper | 1 | — |
| Engineer | 3 | 1 | School | 3 | 2 |
| Factory Worker | 2 | — | Students | 2 | — |
| Gardener | 1 | — | Waitress | — | 1 |
| House Boy | 1 | — | Wood Machinist | — | 1 |
| Housewife | 11 | 1 | |||
| Lecturer | 1 | — | Totals 74 | 20 | |
| Lift Attendant | 1 | — | - | - | |
| Nil | 6 | 3 | |||