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Hackney 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: DEATHS AND DEATH RATES FROM TUBERCULOSIS 1928-1952

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DEATHS AND DEATH RATES FROM TUBERCULOSIS 1928-1952

	Year	0-1	1- 5	5-15	15- 25	25-U5	45-65	65 & over	Total deaths	Rate per 1,000 population
TEN YEARS	1928	2	6	8	42	11	44	5	184	0.84
	1929	1	6	13	38	88	83	9	238	1. 11
	1930	3	9	8	43	80	49	10	202	0.94
	1931	3	5	12	33	65	52	14	184	0.84
	1932	1	8	7	43	68	41	8	176	0.82
	1933	2	4	7	38	81	57	7	196	0.91
	1934	2	4	6	48	67	45	8	180	0.85
	1935	1	1	7	26	46	47	11	139	0.66
	1936	1	1	2	36	53	47	4	144	0.68
	1937	1	2	4	22	48	43	10	130	0.62
Total		17	46	74	369	673	508	86	1,773	0.82 (average)
TEN YEARS	1938	-	9	3	19	50	33	13	127	0.61
	1939	2	3	-	32	51	27	9	124	0.63
	1940	2	1	-		79	34	9	125	0.74
	1941	1	-	9		84	37	11	142	1. 14
	1942	2	2	-		50	36	12	102	0.77
	1943	2	1	7	-	65	38	14	127	0.93
	1944	-	1	-	20	29	43	12	105	0.77
	1945	-	1	1	16	34	21	13	86	0.61
	1946	-	2	3	21	33	40	7	106	0.63
	1947	-	2	3	14	35	36	13	103	0.50
Total		9	22	26	122 278 232		345	113	1, 147	0.73 (average)
FIVE YEARS	1948	-	2	-	11	32	43	15	103	0.59
	1949	-	-	2	8	33	32	17	92	0.53
	1950	2	1	-	6	13	28	13	63	0. 37
	1951	-	2	1	4	23	27	12	69	0.40
	1952	-	-	1	3	7	20	16	47	0. 27
Total		2	5	4	32	108	150	73	374	0.43 (average)

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MASS MINIATURE RADIOGRAPHY. It will be remembered that the mass radiography
unit of the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board operated at
two centres in the Borough in 1951, from October 9th to November 15th. During
the year under review, unfortunately, it was not possible for the unit to
visit Hackney, but I understand that it did operate in two local hospitals,
where some 1,600 expectant mothers were examined.
This new weapon in fighting the battle against tuberculosis is one of the
greatest advances of modern preventive medicine, and I am happy to say that at
the time of writing the unit is again operating at a Centre in the Borough,
It is hoped to arrange for the unit to visit a number of centres during the
next year.
SCABIES AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS. Scabies is still a notifiable
disease in London, and 19 cases were formally notified, as compared with 36 in
the previous year. The decline in the incidence of this unpleasant complaint
since the war years has been very remarkable indeed; as recently as 1946 over
900 cases were notified.
Pull facilities for the treatment of scabies and verminous conditions
exist at the Millfields Disinfecting Station, where 58 cases of scabies were
treated. Cases of head and body lice brought to the notice of the department
and treated at Millfields numbered 841.
By agreement with the London County Council, facilities are provided at
Millfields for that authority to carry out the treatment of minor ailments in
school children; treatment of scabies and verminous conditions in school

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Table: DEATHS AND DEATH RATES FROM TUBERCULOSIS 1928-1952

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