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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 Regulations require the Medical Officer of Health to
furnish the County Medical Officer of Health at the end of each
quarter with a statement compiled from the register of notifications.
The following is a summary of the quarterly returns under the Regulations during the year:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| No. of cases on the Register of Notifications on 1st January | 845 | 748 | 150 | 148 |
| No. of cases notified for the first time during the year | 158 | 91 | 8 | 7 |
| No. of cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification | 35 | 32 | 6 | 5 |
| No. of cases transferred from "Non-Pulmonary" to "Pulmonary" | - | 1 | - | - |
| No. of cases reinstated to the Register | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| No. of cases removed from the Register during the year on account of having:— | ||||
| (a) recovered | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| (b) removed from the district | 70 | 63 | 18 | 17 |
| (c) died | 82 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| (d) been inaccurately diagnosed | 2 | — | — | — |
| No. of cases remaining on the Register on 31st December | 886 | 771 | 142 | 138 |
SCABIES AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
The cases of scabies notified during 1948 and the number
requiring treatment at the Cleansing Station both show a marked decline as compared with recent years:—
| 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases notified | 1,021 | 924 | 318 | 208 |
| Cases treated at Cleansing Station | 2,611 | 2,059 | 934 | 498 |
The number of adults requiring cleansing from head or body
lice shows an improvement, and there was also a considerable
decrease in the number of children deloused during the year.
It is very encouraging to see the improvement in these conditions.
It is a sign of social progress, and it is particularly
satisfactory that this improvement should continue, in view of the
post-war housing difficulties which might reasonably have been
expected to cause retrogression in this respect.