Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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3.- The Diagnosis of the New Cases.
Diagnosis. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Total. | |||
Males. | Females. | Children under 15. | Males. | Females. | ||
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 55 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 124 |
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
Non-tuberculous | 81 | 60 | 221 | 16 | 105 | 483 |
Doubtful | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 43 |
Totals | 153 | 100 | 253 | 34 | 138 | 678 |
4.—The Diagnosis of Contact Cases. | ||||||
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 10 | |||||
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis | 3 | |||||
Non-tuberculous | 314 | |||||
Doubtful | 11 | |||||
Total | 338 | |||||
5.—Sputum Examinations of Insured and Uninsured Patients. | ||||||
Tubercle Bacilli present | 154 | |||||
Tubercle Bacilli absent | 542 | |||||
Total | 696 |