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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 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table:

Age GroupsPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
0-1___. _
1-5----
5-15---1
15-2511_1
25-4525__
45-65146-_
65-7561_
75 and upwards53--1
Total281513

Table: The following was the state of the Department's Tuberculosis Notification Register at January 1st and December 31st:-

The following was the state of the Department's Tuberculosis Notification Register at January 1st and December 31st:-

PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
MaleFemal eMaleFemal eMaleFemale
On Register at 1st January841733110120951853
Add:
Notifications105626911171
Transfers from other areas4430144534
Returned to Hackney38--38
Transfer from non-respiratory1---1-
Deduct:
Deaths3719-33722
Left the Borough80621279269
Recovered2118372425
Transfer to respiratory--1-1-
Diagnosis not confirmed411152
On Register at 31st December852733100115952848

Table: NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS 1928-1952

NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS 1928-1952

YearPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotalAttack Rate per 1,000 population
TEN YEARS1928293803731.72
1929284793631. 69
1930256703261. 52
1931256432991.38
1932275503251.51
1933274423161. 47
1934258412991.41
1935253493021.48
1936202472491. 19
1937248563041. 47
TEN YEARS1938221452661. 29
1939213342471. 27
1940197262231.32
1941194322261.82
1942244352792. 12
1943229282571.88
1944237412782.05
1945221292501.84
1946232172491.49
1947242232651.52
FIVE YEARS1948249152641. 52
1949246212671. 54
1950210322421.41
1951163201831.07
1952167151821.06