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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 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: The diagnoses made in regard to the new cases examined at the Dispensaries during the year, excluding contacts, were as follow:—

The diagnoses made in regard to the new cases examined at the Dispensaries during the year, excluding contacts, were as follow:—

Diagnosis.Dispensary atTotals.
Metropolitan Hospital.City of London Hospital
Adults.Children under 15.Adults.Children under 15.
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis732835646185247
Non.pulmonary Tuberculosis28753310341
Non.tuberculous66932423951186461544
Doubtful51••••194323
Totals146130 34331631918672855

Table: Examination of Home Contacts.—The number of persons living in contact with the 391 cases of tuberculosis which came to notice for the first time during the year was 989 (2.5 contacts per patient). Of this number of contacts 527, or 53.2 per cent., were examined either at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries or by their own doctors. The diagnoses made at the examination of the 426 contacts examined at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year were:—

Examination of Home Contacts.—The number of persons living in contact with the 391 cases of tuberculosis which came to notice for the first time during the year was 989 (2.5 contacts per patient). Of this number of contacts 527, or 53.2 per cent., were examined either at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries or by their own doctors. The diagnoses made at the examination of the 426 contacts examined at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year were:—

Diagnosis.Dispensary atTotals.
Metropolitan Hospital.City of London Hospital.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis51015
Non.pulmonary Tuberculosis1. .1
Non.tuberculous197207404
Doubtful156
Totals204222426

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Bacteriological Examinations.—One thousand, one hundred and
four specimens of sputum were examined at the Tuberculosis
Dispensaries during the year with the following results:—