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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
Hammersmith 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Tuberculosis.
Cases notified in 1927:—
79 Pulmonary.
11 Non-pulmonary.
Number of cases in the Borough, 596.
The table that follows shows the number and distribution of cases during the year:—
| Tuberculosis Regulations, 1924. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| Number of cases on the Register at the commencement of the year 1927 | 213 | 236 | 72 | 81 |
| Number of cases notified under the Regulations for the first time during the year | 37 | 42 | 5 | 6 |
| Number of cases brought under notice otherwise than by notification during the year | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 259 | 290 | 81 | 90 | |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year | 38 | 57 | 14 | 15 |
| Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year | 221 | 233 | 67 | 75 |
Prior to the passing of the Tuberculosis Regulations, and the
establishment of the Tuberculosis Dispensary, in fact, as far back as
1902, there had been a voluntary system for the control of Consumption
in Hampstead, by which cases were notified and contacts examined.
The Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary is housed in, and forms part
of, the Health Institute situated at the junction of Kingsgate and
Dynham Roads. The Dispensary was removed on the 6th December,
1913, from its temporary quarters at the Hampstead General Hospital,
to the Health Institute, which is Hampstead's Memorial to His late
Majesty King Edward the Seventh. The Health Institute is controlled