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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1924.
Return for 1925.
The following is a summary of the quarterly returns furnished to the London County Council during the year:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Number of cases on Register at 1st January, 1925 | 912 | 610 | 350 | 342 |
| Number of cases notified under Regulations (1912) during the year and added to the Register | 177 | 148 | 44 | 40 |
| Transfers from other Districts | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 182 | 154 | 45 | 41 | |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year | 207 | 154 | 32 | 37 |
| Total number of cases on Register at 31st December, 1925 | 887 | 610 | 363 | 346 |
| 1497 | 709 | |||
Visits paid by Tuberculosis Visitors.
Visits paid by Tuberculosis Visitors.
| New Cases. | Contacts | Sailors and Soldiers | Other Persons. | Total. | Insured. | Non-insured. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Servanté | 178 | 134 | 314 | 1657 | 2283 | 1201 | 1082 |
| Miss Clarke | 246 | 233 | 293 | 1463 | 2235 | 1138 | 1087 |
| 424 | 367 | 607 | 3120 | 4518 | 2339 | 2179 |
The Staff of the King's Home for Nurses paid 1,925 visits
to 39 cases.