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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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pared with 40 per cent. in males. The excessive incidence of the
disease in this period of life is very alarming and constitutes a very
serious problem.
It must be remembered that, in Hampstead, many of the young
adult females affected are persons who have but recently come to
London from Ireland. Wales and the North of England.
Occupations.
The following is an analysis of the occupations of the new cases notified as tuberculous during 1936:—
| Occupation. | Pulmonary cases. | Non-Pulmonary cases. |
|---|---|---|
| Auctioneer | 1 | — |
| Barber | 1 | — |
| Barman | 1 | — |
| Basket-worker (Blind School) | 1 | — |
| Chartered Accountant | 1 | — |
| Chauffeur | 2 | — |
| Clerk | 6 | 1 |
| Cook | 2 | — |
| Domestic | 5 | 1 |
| Dress Designer | 1 | — |
| Factory Hand | 1 | — |
| Garage Attendant | 1 | — |
| Housekeeper | 1 | 1 |
| Housewife | 11 | 3 |
| Journalist | 1 | — |
| Labourer | 4 | 1 |
| Manageress | — | 1 |
| Medical Practitioner | 1 | — |
| Messenger Boy | — | 1 |
| Motor Driver | 1 | — |
| Merchant | 2 | — |
| Nil | 5 | 5 |
| Novice | — | 1 |
| Nurse | 1 | 1 |
| Office Boy | 1 | — |
| Optician | — | 1 |
| Painter | 1 | — |
| Porter | 3 | — |
| Scholar | 1 | 4 |
| School Teacher | 1 | — |
| Seaman | — | 1 |
| Sheet Metal Worker | — | 1 |
| Ship's Cook | 1 | — |
| Shop Assistant | 3 | — |
| Stockbroker | 1 | — |
| Storekeeper | 1 | — |
| Student | 2 | - |