Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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The following statistical table, prescribed by the Ministry of Health, gives an analysis of the newly notified cases and deaths during 1935:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | NonRespiratory. | Respiratory. | NonRespiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1- | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5- | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 15- | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25- | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 35- | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 45- | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 55- | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 27 | 36 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
Removals to Sanatoria and Hospitals.
Sanatorium treatment for insured and non-insured persons is
undertaken by the London County Council. By Section 4 of the
National Health Insurance Act, 1920, Sanatorium Benefit ceased to be
included among the benefits conferred by Part I of the Insurance Act
of 1911.
Of the 63 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis newly notified in
1935:-
29 were treated at Sanatoria.
4 „ „ Hospitals.
13 „ „ L.C.C. Hospitals.
Of the 18 cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis newly notified
in 1935:-
5 were treated at Sanatoria.
6 „ „ Hospitals.
4 „ „ L.C.C. Hospitals.
The following cases, notified prior to 1935, were also removed:-
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insured. | NonInsured. | Insured. | NonInsured. | ||
| To Sanatoria | l | 5 | - | - | |
| To Hospitals | - | - | - | l | |
| To L.C.C. Hospitals | 5 | — | - | - | |