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Hackney 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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54
CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL TUBERCULOSIS
DISPENSARY.
(Dr. Howell.)
HACKNEY CASES TREATED.

Table: 1. —The Totals of New Cases.

1. —The Totals of New Cases.

Males333
Females395
Total728

Table: 2.— The Sources of the New Cases.

2.— The Sources of the New Cases.

Total.Tuberculous.
Medical Officer of Health32566
Local Practitioners14851
War Pensions Committee41
Contact Cases (Tuberculosis Visitors)2168
London County Council155
City of London Hospital55
Other sources157

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

3.— The Diagnosis of the New Cases.

Diagnosis.Adults.Children under 15.Total.
Males.FemalesMales.Females.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis575322114
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis.9511429
Non-tuberculous100195139123557
Doubtful12103328
Totals178263155132728