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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 1949
[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 | 886 | 771 | 142 | 138 |
| No. of cases notified for the first time during the year | 141 | 105 | 6 | 15 |
| No. of cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification | 47 | 27 | 8 | 5 |
| No. of cases transferred from "Non-Pulmonary" to "Pulmonary" | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| No. of cases reinstated to the Register | 40 | 34 | 6 | 2 |
| No. of cases removed from the Register during the year on account of having:— (a) recovered | 22 | 35 | 14 | 16 |
| (b) removed from the district | 83 | 93 | 22 | 17 |
| (c) died | 74 | 32 | 3 | — |
| (d) been inaccurately diagnosed | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| No. of cases remaining on the Register on 31st December, 1949 | 942 | 784 | 115 | 118 |
Mass Miniature Radiography.
The mass miniature radiography apparatus provided by the
North-East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, to assist in
detecting unsuspected pulmonary tuberculosis, was installed at
the Bethnal Green Hospital in February, to serve Hackney and the
neighbouring boroughs. Factories in Hackney were circularised
and asked to submit names of staff and employees to the Public
Health Department, so that times of examination could be arranged.
The unit remained in full use for approximately 3 months,
and employers in the borough were invited to permit their workers
to attend at the radiography centre for examination.
A total of 2,106 persons (1,130 men and 976 women) attended
for examination, and as regards 91 men (4.3 per cent.) and 65 women
(3.08 per cent.), the result of the miniature X-ray examination
indicated necessitv for further investigation.
In these 156 cases,
X-ray films of the usual size were taken, with the following results:—