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Hackney 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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In addition, 28 persons who were suffering from some form of Tuberculosis
were certified as dying from other causes- of these 21 were on our Tuberculosis
Register.

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

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

PulmonaryNon- pulmonaryTotal s
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
On Register at 1st January964785991051, 063890
Add: -
Notifications8344488752
Transfers from other areas, etc.3725133828
Returned to Hackney-6-1-7
Transferred to Pulmonary from Non-pulmonary1---1-
Deduct
Deaths4153445
Left the Borough5962616563
Recovered2231252436
Diagnosis not confirmed2-1-3-
Transferred from Non-pulmonary to Pulmonary--1-1-
On Register at 31st December961762911111,052873

Table: NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS (NEW CASES) 1933 1957

NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS (NEW CASES) 1933 1957

YearPulmonaryNon pulmonaryTotalRate per 1,000 population
TEN YEARS1933274423161.47
1934258412991.41
1935253493021.48
1936202472491.19
1937248563041.47
1938221452661.29
1939213342471.27
1940197262231.32
1941194322261.82
1942244352792.12
TEN YEARS1943229282571.88
1944237412782.05
1945221292501.84
1946232172491.49
1947242232651.52
1948249152641.52
1949246212671.54
1950210322421.41
1951163201831.07
1952167151821.06
FIVE YEARS1953169151841.08
1954133191520.90
1955111181290.77
195611491230.74
1957127121390.84