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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following is an analysis of the occupation of the cases notified as tuberculous during 1917:-
| Occupation. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Occupation. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antique Dealer | 1 | - | Insurance Agent | 1 | - |
| Architect and Surveyor | 3 | - | Jeweller | 1 | - |
| Army Officer | 1 | - | Labourer | 2 | - |
| Belgian Refugee | 1 | - | Landowner | 1 | - |
| Bookkeeper | 1 | - | Laundress | 1 | - |
| Bootmaker | 3 | - | Lavatory Attendant | 1 | - |
| Builder's Foreman | 1 | - | Letter Carrier | 3 | - |
| Butcher's Roundsman | 1 | - | Machinist | 1 | - |
| Buyer | 1 | - | Manager | 6 | - |
| Caretaker | 2 | 1 | Manufacturer | 2 | - |
| Carman | 1 | - | Merchant | 1 | - |
| Carpenter | 1 | - | Messenger | 1 | - |
| Chartered Accountant | 2 | - | Milk Carrier | 1 | - |
| Charwomen | 5 | - | Mortuary Keeper | 1 | - |
| Chauffeur | 8 | - | Motorbus Driver | 1 | - |
| Chemist | 1 | - | Munition Worker | 3 | - |
| Civil Servant | 2 | - | Omnibus Conductor | 1 | - |
| Clerk | 31 | 1 | Police Constable | 1 | - |
| Collector | 1 | 1 | Porter | 2 | 1 |
| Commercial Traveller | 1 | - | Photographer | 1 | - |
| Companion | 1 | - | Retired Banker | 1 | - |
| Crane Driver | 1 | - | Retired Naval Officer | 1 | - |
| Dancer | 1 | - | Scholar | 9 | 19 |
| Dental Mechanic | 1 | - | Schoolmaster | 1 | - |
| Domestic Servant | 17 | 2 | Sculptor | 1 | - |
| Dressmaker | 1 | - | Shop Assistant | 10 | 1 |
| Dustman | 1 | - | Sick Nurse | 1 | - |
| Electrician | 2 | - | Solicitor | 2 | - |
| Engineer | 2 | - | Tailoress | 1 | - |
| Errand Boy | 1 | - | Tuberculosis Health Visitor | 1 | - |
| Ex-Soldier | 22 | - | |||
| Ex-Naval Airman | 1 | - | Underground Railway Employee | 1 | - |
| Furrier | 1 | - | |||
| Gardener | 3 | - | Undertaker's Assistant | 1 | - |
| Gasfitter | 1 | - | Upholsterer | 2 | - |
| Governess | 1 | - | Veterinary Surgeon | 1 | - |
| House Painter | 2 | - | No occupation | 19 | 22 |
| Housewive | 25 | 3 | No information | 20 | 1 |
| Total number of Pulmonary Cases | 256 | ||||
| Total number of Non-Pulmonarv Cases | 52 | ||||
Removal of Cases.
Of the cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis newly notified in 1917,
84 were removed: 57 to Sanatoria (of these 41 were insured and 6
non-insured persons). 2 to Hospitals, 15 to Infirmaries and 10 to
nursing or other Homes. 17 of the newly notified cases of nonpulmonary
tuberculosis were removed: 15 to Hospitals or Sanatoria
and 2 to the Infirmary. Of the pulmonary cases notified prior to
1917, 18 were removed: 8 to Sanatoria, 3 to Hospital, 6 to the Infirmary
and 1 to a Home. 4 cases of non-pulmonary Tuberculosis notified
prior to 1917 were removed: 1 to a Sanatorium: 2 to Hospitals and 1 to
a Home. Of the pulmonary cases notified in 1917, 18 were of persons
already dead or dying and in 1 7 other cases the patients did not survive
the year under review.