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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following is a summary of the quarterly returns under these regulations during the year:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Number of cases on Register at 1st January, 1926 | 887 | 610 | 363 | 346 |
| Number of cases notified under Regulations (1912) during the year and added to the Register | 162 | 126 | 42 | 30 |
| Number of cases coming to the notice of Medical Officer of Health other than by notification under the Regulations and added to the Register | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| Total number of cases added to the Register | 177 | 141 | 44 | 34 |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year | 206 | 143 | 58 | 55 |
| Total number of cases on Register at 31st December, 1926 | 858 | 608 | 349 | 325 |
| 1466 | 674 | |||
| New Cases. | Contacts | Sailors and Soldiers | Other Persons. | Total. | Insured. | Non-insured. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Servant | 236 | 156 | 146 | 1606 | 2144 | 1122 | 1022 |
| Miss Clarke | 162 | 131 | 119 | 1117 | 1529 | 726 | 803 |
| 398 | 287 | 265 | 2723 | 3673 | 1848 | 1825 |
The Staff of the King's Home for Nurses paid 2,303 visits
to 49 cases requiring nursing assistance.