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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 1947
[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 1947 was 1.52 as compared
with 1.49 in 1946.
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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | — |
| 5-10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | — | - | - | 1 | — |
| 10-15 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 15-20 | 10 | 17 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 20-25 | 13 | 32 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 |
| 25-35 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 |
| 35-45 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | — | — |
| 45-55 | 28 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 55-65 | 18 | 2 | — | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 65 and upwards | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | — | — |
| Totals | 130 | 112 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 34 | 6 | 1 |
The following table shows the age and sex distribution of 90 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 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 10—15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 15—20 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 20—25 | 6 | 9 | — | — |
| 25—35 | 9 | 12 | 1 | — |
| 35—45 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 |
| 45—55 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 55—65 | 8 | — | — | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 50 | 33 | 4 | 3 |