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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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These figures show that during the last quinquennium 69 per cent.
of the cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in females occurred between
the ages of 15 and 34, as compared with 43 per cent. in males. The
excessive incidence of the disease in this period of life is very alarming
and constitutes a very serious problem. There was an increase in the
number of notified males from 36 in 1936 to 50 in 1937. The increase
is fairly evenly distributed amongst the various age groups.
Occupations.
The following is an analysis of the occupations of the new cases notified as tuberculous during 1937:—
| Occupation. | Pulmonary cases. | Non-Pulmonary cases. |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 2 | _ |
| Bank Clerk | 2 | _ |
| Barman | 1 | 1 |
| Chauffeur | 1 | _ |
| Chef | 1 | _ |
| Children's Nurse | _ | 2 |
| Civil Servant | 1 | _ |
| Clerk | 4 | 2 |
| Commercial Traveller | 2 | _ |
| Domestic | 6 | _ |
| Dressmaker | 3 | _ |
| Electrical Engineer | 1 | _ |
| Engineer | 1 | _ |
| Gardener | 1 | _ |
| Greengrocer | 1 | _ |
| Grocer | 1 | _ |
| Housewife | 16 | 1 |
| Labourer | 2 | _ |
| Manageress | 1 | _ |
| Mannequin | 1 | _ |
| Merchant | 1 | _ |
| Milk Roundsman | 1 | _ |
| Nil | 6 | 1 |
| Optician's Assistant | 1 | _ |
| Painter and Decorator | 2 | _ |
| Parquet-floor Layer | 1 | _ |
| Policeman | _ | _ |
| Printer | 1 | _ |
| Property Man | 1 | _ |
| Public Lavatory Attendant | 2 | _ |
| Publican | 1 | _ |
| Publisher | 1 | _ |
| Scholar | _ | 3 |
| School Teacher | 1 | _ |
| Sculptor | 1 | _ |
| Seaman | 1 | _ |
| Secretary | 3 | _ |
| Shop Assistant | 1 | 1 |
| Silversmith | 1 | _ |