[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough].

  • Hammersmith (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1946?]
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    4 the causative organism was not isolated, but it is felt that an influenza virus may be responsible for some. It is of interest to refer to the annual notifications of all forms of tuberculosis now that the war is over. Tubercu losis, particularly in its pulmonary form, is a fairly accurate barometer of the level of the people's standard of living. The figures for the last twenty-one years are therefore quoted :— Year. No. of Cases Notified. 1925 266 1926 278 1927 279 1928 261 1929 280 1930 250 1931 239 1932 228 1933 216 1934 215 1935 201 1936 196 1937 174 1938 192 1939 198 1940 167 1941 199 1942 200 1943 201 1944 214 1945 230 This trend can clearly be observed by referring to these figures. It will be noticed that the war-time rise in the number of annual notifications was maintained during 1945. The number of notified cases resident in the Borough is now greater than in any year since 1930. It is very pleas ing to note, however, that the number of cases attending the Borough Council Clinic is greater than ever before, and is now 91 per cent, of the total resident in Hammersmith. In 1927 the attendance was approximately 50 per cent.