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Hornsey 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
Sanatorium provision for all forms of Tuberculosis in
Hornsey is made by the Middlesex County Council.
There are 555 beds available solely for Middlesex under the Middlesex County Council scheme for the treatment of Tuberculosis in sanatoria, allotted as follows:—
| Accommodation. | TYPE OF CASE. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Child'n | |||
| M. | F. | |||
| County Sanatorium, | 129 | 129 | 56 | Pulmonary—Sanatorium |
| Harefield | — | — | 8 | ,, —observation |
| County Sanatorium, Clare Hall, South Mimms | 120 | 66 | — | ,, late sanatorium and hospital |
| County Council Hospital — Dispensary Hounslow (Closed Dec. 1932) | 9 | 7 | — | ,, observation |
| Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot | — | — | 25 | Non-pulmonary |
| Victoria Home, Margate | — | — | 6 | „ |
A number of Tuberculosis patients were maintained by the
County Council in other Institutions approved by the Ministry
of Health.
The total number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at
the end of 1932 was 684, an increase of 59 during the year.
Dr. Dobson, the Middlesex Tuberculosis Officer for Hornsey,
has kindly supplied the following particulars of Hornsey cases
of Tuberculosis on his Register:—
Total number of new Tubercular cases 86
Transfers in not included in above 31
Total number of new Non-tubercular cases,
including contacts 106
Total number of Tubercular cases under supervision
during the year 344
Tubercular cases removed, transferred or lost
sight of 40
Tubercular cases removed from Register as
recovered 10