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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Tuberculosis.
New Cases and Mortality during 1938.
During the year 1938, 89 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
76 being cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 13 of other forms
of the disease.
The following statistical table, prescribed by the Ministry of Health, gives an analysis of the newly notified cases and deaths during 1938:—
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||||
M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
1 | - | - | _ | 1 | _ | - | - | - | ||
5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | _ | _ | 1 | ||
15 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | _ | ||
25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | ||
35 | 10 | 3 | _ | _ | 8 | 3 | _ | - | ||
45 | 5 | 4 | _ | — | 4 | — | - | 1 | ||
55 | 5 | 2 | _ | — | 2 | — | - | _ | ||
65 and upwards | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | - | — | ||
Totals | 32 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
Occupations The following is an analysis of the occupations of the new cases notified as tuberculous during 1938:-
Occupation. | Pulmonary cases. | Non-Pulmonary cases. |
---|---|---|
Accountant | 1 | — |
Army Officer (Retired) | 1 | — |
Artist | 1 | — |
Assembler | 1 | — |
Bank Clerk | 1 | — |
Barmaid | 1 | — |
Barman | 2 | — |
Barrister | 1 | — |
Bookstall Assistant | — | 1 |
Business Manager | 2 | — |
Butcher | 1 | — |
Child (under school age) | 1 | 1 |