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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: occurred during the year. The following table shows the various stages which the disease had reached before these patients attended a Tuberculosis Dispensary:—

occurred during the year. The following table shows the various stages which the disease had reached before these patients attended a Tuberculosis Dispensary:—

1st Stage.2nd Stage.3rd Stage.
Number234944
Percentage20.0%42.6%37.4%

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The intervals which elapsed between the onset of illness in
these cases and the date of first attendance at a Tuberculosis
Dispensary were:—
Under 1 month 21 cases.
1 to 3 months 34 ,,
3 to 6 months 11 ,,
6 to 9 months 11 ,,
9 to 12 months 9 ,,
Over 12 months 29 ,,
Period indefinite 1 ,,

Table: 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:—

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:—

193219331934
Pul.Non.Pul.Pul.Non.Pul.Pul.Non.Pul.
Number of Deaths from Tuberculosis152241712515624
Number of cases only notified at death522122
Do. notified within a month of death25911147
Do. do. 3 months of death1118116
Do. do. 6 months of death15181162
Number of deaths in cases not notified under Tuberculosis Regulations9912799