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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 1945
[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 1945 was 1.84.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5-10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 10-15 | 6 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 15-20 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 20-25 | 13 | 21 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 25-35 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - | - |
| 35-45 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| 45-55 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - | - |
| 55-65 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 10 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 136 | 85 | 16 | 13 | 55 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
The following table shows the age and sex distribution of 52 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 | ||||
| 1-5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5-10 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10-15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 15-20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 20-25 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 25-35 | 6 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 35-45 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| 45-55 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 55-65 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 17 | 25 | 5 | 5 |