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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 1927
[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, 1927 | 858 | 608 | 349 | 325 |
| Number of cases notified under Regulations (1912) during the year and added to the Register | 174 | 128 | 34 | 32 |
| Number of cases coming to the notice of Medical Officer of Health other than by notification under the Regulations and added to the Register | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| Total number of cases added to the Register | 194 | 142 | 38 | 34 |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year | 259 | 164 | 50 | 54 |
| Total number of cases on Register at 31st December, 1927 | 793 | 586 | 337 | 305 |
| 1379 | 642 | |||
| New Cases. | Contacts | Sailors and Soldiers | Other Persons. | Total. | Insured. | Non-insured. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Servante | 169 | 105 | 134 | 1692 | 2100 | 1155 | 945 |
| Miss Clarke | 207 | 126 | 85 | 1813 | 2231 | 1203 | 1028 |
| 370 | 231 | 219 | 3505 | 4331 | 2358 | 1973 |
The Staff of the King's Home for Nurses paid 1,792 visits to 40
cases requiring nursing assistance.