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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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In the following table the deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough for the last 19 years are shown grouped in periods of three years :—
| 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 |
| 1931-1933 | 185 | 49.0 |
| 1934-1935 | 159 | 56.2 |
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. | |
| 736 | 599 | 286 | 245 | |
| No. of cases notified for the first time during the year | 150 | 103 | 24 | 25 |
| No. of cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification | 25 | 27 | 23 | 6 |
| No. of cases transferred from "Non-Pulmonary" to "Pulmonary" | + 1 | – | –1 | – |
| No. of cases reinstated to the Register | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| No. of cases removed from the Register during the year on account of having:— | ||||
| (a) recovered | 17 | 12 | 17 | 10 |
| (b) removed from the district | 74 | 69 | 28 | 27 |
| (c) died | 96 | 39 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | – | 2 | |
| No. of cases remaining on the Register on 31st December | 731 | 617 | 284 | 230 |