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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Tuberculosis Regulations, 1930. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| Brought forward | 167 | 192 | 42 | 52 | 209 | 244 |
| Number of cases notified under the Regulations for the first time during the year | 50 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 49 |
| Number of cases removed from the Register in a preceding year which have been restored to the Register during the year | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Number of cases brought under notice otherwise than by notification during the year | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 |
| 235 | 250 | 50 | 60 | 285 | 310 | |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year | 71 | 67 | 13 | 24 | 84 | 91 |
| Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year | 164 | 183 | 37 | 36 | 201 | 219 |
| * These consist of cases which have been denotified, and those have died or removed from the Borough. | ||||||
*Ihese consist of cases which have been denotified, and those which have died or removed
from the Borough.
Deaths.
The number of deaths from Tuberculosis in 1933 was 40; of these
37 were due to pulmonary tuberculosis and 3 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.
(2) Tuberculosis Medical Officer, a part-time Officer of consultant
status, who acts as an Assistant to the Medical Officer
of Health for tuberculosis work.