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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 2-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10-15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 15-20 | 15 | 14 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 20-25 | 23 | 18 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 25-35 | 34 | 28 | - | 1 | 10 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 35-45 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | - | - |
| 45-55 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 55-65 | 21 | 2 | - | - | 21 | 5 | - | - |
| 65-75 | 8 | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| 75 and upwards | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 158 | 91 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
The following table shows the age and sex distribution of 78 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 | - | - | - | - |
| 1-2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 2-5 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| 5-10 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 10-15 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 15-20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 20-25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 25-35 | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 35-45 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 45-55 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 55-65 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 65-75 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 75 and upwards | 2 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 35 | 32 | 6 | 5 |