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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 1929

[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 Health11064
Local Practitioners12245
War Pensions Committee11
Contact Cases (Tuberculosis Visitors)2594
Metropolitan Hospital63
Other sources159

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 Tuberculosis67382-107
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis.755219
Non-tuberculous941168986385
Doubtful2—--2
Totals1701599688513

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4.—The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.
Pulmonary tuberculosis 3
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis 1
Non-tuberculous 255
Doubtful —
Total 259
5.—Sputum Examinations.
Tubercle Bacilli present 132
Tubercle Bacilli absent 325
Total * 457
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