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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: The number of deaths from tuberculosis and the death-rate in each of the past five years are given below:—

The number of deaths from tuberculosis and the death-rate in each of the past five years are given below:—

Year.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Death-rate.
193215224176.82
193317125196.91
193415624180.85
193512118139.66
193612816144.68

Table: In the following table the deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough for the last 21 years are shown grouped in periods of three years:—

In the following table the deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough for the last 21 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.
1916-1918363
1919-192126128.1
1922-192424931.4
1925-192720942.4
1928-193020842.7
1931-193318549.0
1934-193615457.6

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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.

Table: The following is a summary of the quarterly returns under the Regulations during the year:—

The following is a summary of the quarterly returns under the Regulations during the year:—

Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
Male.Female.Male.Female.
No. of cases on the Register of Notifications on 1st January731617284230
No. of cases notified for the first time during the year120822126
No. of cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification394188
No. of cases transferred from "Non-Pulmonary" to "Pulmonary"+ 2-—2-
No. of cases reinstated to the Register91441
No. of cases removed from the Register during the year on account of having:—
(a) recovered35332724
(b) removed from the district1591296664
(c) died10055148
(d) been inaccurately diagnosed3223
No. of cases remaining on the Register on 31st December604535206166