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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The attack-rate per 1,000 of the population for all forms of
tuberculosis notified for the first time in 1944 was 2.05.
The following is a summary of the age and sex distribution of the cases notified and the deaths from this disease during the year:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0-1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | |
| 1-5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5-10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 10-15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15-20 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 20-25 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 25-35 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 35-45 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 45-55 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 55-65 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 | 18 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 151 | 86 | 25 | 16 | 66 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
The following table shows the age and sex distribution of 65 cases of tuberculosis which came to notice during the year otherwise than by notification under the Regulations:—
| Age Period. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0—1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1—5 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5—10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 10—15 | — | — | — | — |
| 15—20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 20—25 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 |
| 25—35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 35—45 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 45—55 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 55—65 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 28 | 25 | 7 | 5 |