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Hackney 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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The Registrar General's Death Returns indicate that 19 persons in the
following age groups, died from Tuberculosis:-
Age groups
Tuberculosis, respiratory
Tuberculosis, other forms
Male
Female
Male
Female
1-4
1
-
-
-
25-44
1
1
-
-
45-64
8
-
-
1
65-74
3
-
-
-
75 and over
4
-
-
-
Totals
17
1
-
1
The cause of death in the case of the male child (aged 1 year) in age
group 1-4 years was certified as -
Tuberculous Meningitis
Miliary Tuberculosis
Primary Pulmonary Tuberculosis
and in the case of the female (aged 48 years) in age group 45 - 64 years,
Tuberculosis, other forms-
Amyloid Disease
Psoas Abscess
Tuberculous Spine
In addition, 29 persons who were suffering from some form of Tuberculosis
were certified as dying from other causes - 27 of these were on our Tuberculosis
Register,
The Department's Tuberculosis register at 1st January and 31st December
showed the following position:-
Pulmonary
Non - pulmonary
Totals
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
On Register at 1st January
963
733
92
103
1,055
836
Add:-
Notifications
63
31
13
5
76
36
Transfers from other areas, etc.
64
41
2
4
66
45
Returned to Hackney
9
8
-
-
9
8
Transferred to Pulmonary from
Non-pulmonary
-
-
-
-
-
-
Deduct:-
Deaths
40
5
2
1
42
6
Left the Borough
71
64
8
10
79
74
Recovered
43
34
1
5
44
39
Diagnosis not confirmed
2
1
-
1
2
2
Transferred from Non-pulmonary
to Pulmonary
-
-
-
-
-
-
On Register at 31st December
943
709
96
95
1,039
804