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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
Hampstead 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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tuberculosis known to the department at the end of 1932 totalled 453 —359 pulmonary and 94 non-pulmonary.
| Tuberculosis Regulations, 1930. | Pulmonary. | N on-Pulmonary. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| Number of cases on the Register at the com-mencement of the year 1932 | 196 | 216 | 47 | 58 | 243 | 274 |
| Number of cases notified under the Regulations for the first time dur-ing the year | 29 | 43 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 57 |
| Number of cases re-moved from the Re-gister in a preceding year which have been restored to the Re-gister during the year | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Number of cases brought under notice otherwise than by notification during the year | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| *Number of cases re-moved from the Register during the year | 241 | 277 | 59 | 75 | 300 | 352 |
| 74 | 85 | 17 | 23 | 91 | 108 | |
| Number of cases re-maining on the Regis-ter at the end of the year | 167 | 192 | 42 | 52 | 209 | 244 |
*These consist of cases which have been denotified, and those which have died or removed
from the Borough.
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
The number of deaths from Tuberculosis in 1932 was 40, of these
32 were due to pulmonary tuberculosis and 8 to other forms.
Staff engaged on Tuberculosis Work.
The Borough Council staff specially engaged on work directly
connected with Tuberculosis and the Dispensary consists of the
following:—
(1) The Medical Officer of Health, who is the Administrative
Tuberculosis Medical Officer.