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 1928

[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 Health6742
Local Practitioners9239
War Pensions Committee11
Contact Cases (Tuberculosis Visitors)1521
London County Council––
Metropolitan Hospital54
Other sources77

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 Tuberculosis4337—181
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis.245213
Non-tuberculous43715440208
Doubtful894122
Totals961216344324

Table: 4.— The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.

4.— The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.

Pulmonary tuberculosis1
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis–
Non-tuberculous147
Doubtful4
Total152