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 1927

[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 Health8548
Local Practitioners9134
War Pensions Committee52
Contact Cases (Tuberculosis Visitors)1824
London County Council2—
Metropolitan Hospital32
Other sources96

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

3.— The Diagnosis of the New Cases.

Diagnosis.Adults.Children under 15.Total.
Males.Females.Males.Females.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis40411284
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis153312
Non-tuberculous47775340217
Doubtful272310464
Totals1151466749377

Table: 4.— The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.

4.— The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.

Pulmonary tuberculosis3
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis1
Non-tuberculous161
Doubtful17
Total182