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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | 'Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F. | |
| A. New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts): | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 81 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 92 | 79 | 14 | 8 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 32 | 11 | 5 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 89 | 130 | 79 | 79 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 117 | 106 | 80 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 154 | 273 | 193 | 165 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st: | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 412 | 361 | 41 | 24 | 37 | 71 | 138 | 78 | 449 | 432 | 179 | 102 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 4 | ... |