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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 1951
[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 | 986 | 836 | 119 | 131 |
| No. of cases notified for the first time during the year | 79 | 84 | 8 | 12 |
| No. of cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification | 30 | 34 | 6 | 5 |
| No. of cases transferred from "Non-Pulmonary" to "Pulmonary" | - | - | 6 | 7 |
| No. of cases reinstated to the Register | 6 | 4 | — | 1 |
| No. of cases removed from the Register during the year on account of having:— | ||||
| (a) recovered | 38 | 29 | 10 | 14 |
| (b) removed from the district | 147 | 155 | 13 | 18 |
| (e) died | 68 | 32 | 6 | 4 |
| (d) been inaccurately diagnosed No. of cases remaining on the Register on | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 31st December, 1951 | 841 | 733 | 110 | 120 |
MASS MINIATURE RADIOGRAPHY.
The North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board's
Mass Radiography Unit situated at St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow,
E.13, is now responsible for Mass Radiography work in the Borough
of Hackney, and a mobile unit from this centre carried out a survey
in the borough from 9th October—15th November, 1951.
Having regard to the size of the district, it was considered
desirable to divide the time between two locations, so as to minimise
travelling difficulties for examinees. This was made possible
by the ready co-operation of the Borough Council in permitting
the community halls at Nisbet House and Wigan House Housing
Estates to be used as temporary headquarters of the unit for the
periods October 9th—25th and October 30th—November 15th
respectively.
The object of the survey was to cover the industrial population,
school leavers, and the general public, and attendances from
these sources totalled 8,546. There were 21 cases of active tuberculosis
disclosed by the survey—an overall incidence of 2.46 per
1,000 examinations. This compares favourably with the National
figure for Mass Radiography, which is over three per 1,000. The
incidence was higher in female than in male examinees, the respective
figures being 3.18 and 1.78 per 1,000.