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Hackney 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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139
For years past it has been the practice, in every case in which
it appears that notification might have been made before the death
of a patient, to draw the attention of the certifying practitioner to
his duty under the Regulations to notify within 36 hours after
making a diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Table: As shown in a foregoing table, the deaths from tuberculosis of Hackney residents registered during 1938 numbered 127. These deaths are classified as follows:—

As shown in a foregoing table, the deaths from tuberculosis of Hackney residents registered during 1938 numbered 127. These deaths are classified as follows:—

Pulmonary tuberculosis114
Tuberculous meningitis9
,, spine2
,, enteritis1
,, peritonitis1
127

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.
193415624180.85
193512118139.66
193612816144.68
193711614130.62
193811413127.61

Table: In the following table the deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough for the last 23 years are shown grouped in periods of three years :—

In the following table the deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough for the last 23 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.
1916-1918363Per cent.
1919-192126128.1
1922-192424931.4
1925-192720942.4
1928-193020842.7
1931-193318549.0
1934-193615457.6
193713064.1
193812765.0