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Hampstead 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Bacteriological Examinations.
The following examinations were carried out:—Diphtheria 91;
Scarlet Fever (for Hæm. Strep.) 7; Sputum for T.B. 358; Dysentery
13; Vincents Angina, 6 ; cerebro-spinal fever, 1.
Tuberculosis.
New Cases and Mortality during 1945.
During the year 1945, 120 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
105 being cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 15 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 1945:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0—1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | ...— | — | — |
| 1—5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 5—15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15—25 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| 25—35 | 17 | 16 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — |
| 35—45 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 45—55 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 55—65 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Totals | 69 | 36 | , 12 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
There were 566 Pulmopary and 99 Non-pulmonary cases of tuberculosis
known to the Department at the end of the year 1945.
Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary.
During the year, 145 sessions were held, and 478 new cases (of which
105 were contacts) were examined. Altogether, 898 patients attended the
Dispensary in 1945 and the total number of attendances of all kinds
numbered 2,115, an average of 14.6 per session. The attendances were
79 fewer than last year.
The Tuberculosis Officer made 15 visits to the homes of patients and
the Tuberculosis Nurse made 1,172 visits.
During the year 64 patients received artificial pneumothorax treatment,
12 patients were in receipt of extra nourishment provided by the
Council, and 8 patients received dental treatment under the Borough
Scheme. 897 X-ray films were taken and in addition many were screened
as well as the routine screen examination made for A.P. patients.