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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Three-year periods. | Annual average number of deaths from Tuberculous Disease. | Percentage decrease on the period 1916-1918. |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | ||
| 1916-1918 | 363 | .. |
| 1919-1921 | 261 | 28.1 |
| 1922-1924 | 249 | 31.4 |
| 1925-1927 | 209 | 42.4 |
| 1928-1930 | 208 | 42.7 |
| 1931 | 184 | 49.3 |
The Regulations require the Medical Officer of Health to
furnish the County Medical Officer of Health at the end of each
quarter with a statement compiled from the register of notifications.
The following is a summary of the quarterly returns under the Regulations during the year:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| No. of oases on the Register of Notifications on 1st January | 709 | 602 | 319 | 289 |
| No. of cases notified for the first time during the year | 144 | 112 | 20 | 23 |
| No. of cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification | 36 | 27 | 13 | 13 |
| No. of cases transferred from "Non-Pulmonary" to "Pulmonary" | +1 | +2 | —1 | —2 |
| No. of cases reinstated to the Register | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| No. of cases removed from the Register during the year on account of having:— | ||||
| (a) recovered | 16 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
| (b) removed from the district | 103 | 120 | 44 | 59 |
| (c) died | 103 | 78 | 26 | 13 |
| (d) been inaccurately diagnosed | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| No. of cases remaining on the Register on 31st December | 678 | 538 | 267 | 240 |
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS.
Dispensary Treatment of Tuberculosis.—The Council's scheme
for the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis is carried out at
two Tuberculosis Dispensaries, situated upon the premises of
(a) the Metropolitan Hospital, Kingsland Road, E.8, and (b) the
City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Lungs,
Victoria Park, E.2. The Metropolitan Hospital Dispensary serves
the Stamford Hill, West Hackney, Kingsland and Downs Wards