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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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Closely akin to non-notified fatal cases is the question of those patients who are not notified until they reach a very advanced stage of the disease. This unfortunate aspect of what must in some cases be "late" notification is indicated by the following table:—
| 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total deaths, all forms of Tuberculosis | 58 | 70 | 60 | 56 | 45 |
| No. dying unnotified | 12 | 9 | 7 | ||
| No. notified within one month of death | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| No. notified within three months of death | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| No. notified within six months of death | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Percentage of cases dying within three months of notification (including also those dying unnotified) | 29% | 34% | 53% | 35% | 40% |
The number of cases notified in recent years is as follows:—
| Year. | Persons newly notified. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Voluntarily notifiable 1902; Compulsorily notifiable 1912). | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Compulsorily notifiable from 1st February, 1913). | ||
| 1923 | 88 | 36 | 124 |
| 1924 | 100 | 25 | 125 |
| 1925 | 99 | 14 | 113 |
| 1926 | 69 | 16 | 85 |
| 1927 | 79 | 11 | 90 |
At the present time 39 discharged soldiers in receipt of a pension
for tuberculosis are resident in Hampstead. The number of cases of
tuberculosis known to the Department at the end of 1927 totals 596—
454 pulmonary and 142 non-pulmonary.