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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith]
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Tuberculosis. — The notifications of new cases
received during the year numbered 417, 335 being
of pulmonary and 82 of other forms of tuberculosis.
The following table gives the sex and ages of the
persons notified :—
public health (tuberculosis) regulations, 1912.
| I | 1413 | — | 1 | — | I | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | - | 8 | 6 | 142 | — | 5 | 24 | 46 | ||||||||||||||
| IM | IM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | — | I | — | 38 | — | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
Mortality from Tuberculosis.—189 deaths were
registered from pulmonary tuberculosis representing
a death rate of 17 per 1,000 compared with 1.5 in
1916.
To other forms of tuberculosis 41 deaths were
ascribed, 14.0 per cent. of the deaths from all causes
being due to some form of tuberculosis.
DEATHS FROM NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Whooping Cough.—Twelve deaths were attributed
to whooping cough, or 11 less than the quinquennial
average ; 199 children were reported by school
teachers as having whooping cough, whose homes
were visited by your inspectors and their parents
advised as to the precautions that should be taken.