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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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"dysentery," "gastroenteritis," and "food poisoning," ranging from
the very mild to the intensely severe ease, should always be carefully
investigated, and examination of the faeces carried out.
Tuberculosis.
Notification.
The following statistical table, prescribed by the Ministry of Health, gives an analysis of the newly notified cases and deaths during 1937:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | NonRespiratory. | Respiratory. | NonRespiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0. | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 1. | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — |
| 5. | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | — | _ | _ |
| 15. | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | _ |
| 25. | 15 | 11 | _ | 1 | 2 | 5 | _ | _ |
| 35. | 11 | 7 | _ | 2 | 6 | 3 | _ | _ |
| 45. | 6 | 5 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 |
| 55. | 7 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | _ | 1 | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | 2 | — | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 2 |
| Totals | 50 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
The following table shows the numbers of notified cases of pulmonary tuberculosis amongst males and females. The number of cases between the ages of 15 and 34 is also shown. The figures relate to the number of newly notified cases each year during tihe five-year period, 1933-1937:—
| Total Cases. | 15—34. | 15—34. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
| 1937 | 50 | 36 | 24 | 22 |
| 1936 | 36 | 35 | 16 | 25 |
| 1935 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 29 |
| 1934 | 38 | 35 | 17 | 24 |
| 1933 | 50 | 44 | 21 | 28 |
| Totals | 201 | 186 | 87 | 128 |