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Hackney 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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The Department's Tuberculosis Register at January 1st and December 31st showed the following position:-

PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
On Register at 1st January90177698108999884
Ad:
Notifications67448107554
Transfers from other areas4034514535
Returned to Hackney811_91
Transferred from non-respiratory1---1-
Deduct:
Deaths2493279
Left the Borough4956665562
Recovered1114221316
Diagnosis not confirmed21--21
On Register at 31st December9317751001111 031886

NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS 1931-1955

YearPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotalRate per 1,000 population
TEN YEARS1931256432991.38
1932275503251.51
1933274423161.47
1934258412991.41
1935253493021.48
1936202472491.19
1937248563041.47
1938221452661.29
1939213342471.27
1940197262231.32
TEN YEARS1941194322261.82
1942244352792.12
1943229282571.88
1944237412782.05
1945221292501.84
1946232172491.49
1947242232651.52
1948249152641.52
1949246212671.54
1950210322421.41
FIVE YEARS1951163201831.07
1952167151821.06
1953169151841.08
1954133191520.90
1955111181290.77