Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1922
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STATISTICAL TABLES 1. The Totals of New Cases.
Males | 332 |
Females | 353 |
Total | 685 |
2. The Sources of the New Cases.
Total. | Tuberculous. | |
---|---|---|
Medical Officer of Health | 135 | 55 |
Local Practitioners—Primary 94 | 101 | 34 |
Contact 7 | 3 | |
Contact cases (per M.O.H.) | 384 | 10 |
War Pensions Committee | 21 | 4 |
London County Council | 16 | 7 |
Victoria Park Hospital | 17 | 17 |
Other sources | 11 | 7 |
3. The Diagnosis of the New Cases.
Diagnosis. | Insured | Uninsured. | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Children under 15 | Males | Females | ||
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 47 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 103 |
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 4 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
Non-tuberculous | 91 | 61 | 255 | 26 | 94 | 527 |
Doubtful | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
Total | 150 | 87 | 284 | 40 | 124 | 685 |