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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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The following figures, which relate to the number of persons who died from tuberculosis during the past three years, throw further light upon the matter of the failure of patients to secure medical attention until a late stage of the disease has been reached:—
| 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | |
| Number of Deaths from Tuberculosis | 205 | 33 | 175 | 27 | 155 | 29 |
| Number of cases only notified at death | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Do. notified within a month of death | 21 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
| Do. do. 3 months of death | 25 | 23 | 13 | |||
| Do. do. 6 months of death | 19 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 2 | |
| Number of deaths in cases not notified under Tuberculosis Regulations | 19 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 9 |
| New Cases. | Contacts. | Sailors and Soldiers. | Other Persons. | Total. | Insured. | Non-insured. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Servante | 168 | 88 | 54 | 1785 | 2095 | 1214 | 881 |
| Miss Clarke | 205 | 167 | 64 | 1747 | 2183 | 1304 | 879 |
| Totals | 373 | 255 | 118 | 3532 | 4278 | 2518 | 1760 |
Hackney Borough Council Act, 1926.—Section 54 of this Act,
which differs in important details from Section 28 of the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928, enables the Council
to secure the compulsory removal to a suitable institution of any
person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis who is in an infectious
state and living under such conditions as to cause risk of infection
to other persons.
The number of patients who have received