London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Hackney 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: 2.— The Sources of the New Cases.

2.— The Sources of the New Cases.

Total.Tuberculous.
Medical Officer of Health7036
Local Practitioners9146
London War Pensions Committee77
Contact cases27510
London Insurance Committee——
London County Council74
Metropolitan Hospital119
Other sources4219

Table: 3.— The Diagnosis of the New Cases.

3.— The Diagnosis of the New Cases.

Diagnosis.Insured.Uninsured.Total.
Males.Females.Children under 16.Males.Females.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis441351623101
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis7217—430
Non-tuberculous39321481649284
Doubtful26112871688
Total116581983992503

Table: 4.— The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.

4.— The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.

Pulmonary tuberculosis3
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis7
Non-tuberculous246
Doubtful19
Total275