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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Area. | No. of Cases. | Attack rate per 1,000 persons living. |
|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 383 | 1.81 |
| Wards— | ||
| Stamford Hill | 62 | 1.74 |
| Downs | 43 | 2.29 |
| West Hackney | 29 | 1.63 |
| Hackney | 43 | 1.70 |
| Kingsland | 40 | 1.97 |
| South Hackney | 43 | 1.97 |
| Clapton Park | 66 | 1.67 |
| Homerton | 57 | 1.78 |
The total number of notifications received during the year was :—
| Form A. | Form I. | Form II. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Males .. | 193 | 226 | 176 |
| Females | 124 | 192 | 159 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | Males | 29 | 21 | 21 |
| Females | 29 | 12 | 15 | |
| Totals | 375 | 451 | 371 | |
efficiency of notification in the area. The following table shows the number of Hackney residents who died from tuberculosis in the past five years without having been previously notified in accordance with the Regulations:—
| Year. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Deaths. | Unnotified Deaths. | Total Deaths. | Unnotified Deaths. | |||
| Number. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number. | Percentage to Total[ Deaths. | |||
| 1931 | 155 | 16 | 10.3 | 29 | 14 | 48.2 |
| 1932 | 152 | 14 | 9.2 | 24 | 11 | 45.8 |
| 1933 | 171 | 14 | 8.1 | 25 | 8 | 32.0 |
| 1934 | 156 | 11 | 7.0 | 24 | 11 | 45.8 |
| 1935 | 121 | 8 | 6.6 | 18 | 6 | 33.3 |