Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN 1924.
Age-Periods. | New Cases. † | Deaths | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
10 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
25 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
35 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
45 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
55 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
65 and upwards | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Totals | 22 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 6 |
THE WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY IN
1924 IN REFERENCE TO STOKE NEWINGTON.
The following facts show the work done in connection with
the Dispensary, so far as Stoke Newington is concerned, during
the year 1924.
The number of attendances of Stoke Newington patients were
1,430 during 1924, as compared with 1,407 during 1923. The total
number of Stoke Newington contact cases examined at the Dispensary
was 77, as against 100 during 1923.
Dr. L. U. YOUNG (the Tuberculosis Medical Officer) reports:
On January 1st a circular formulating a new procedure for
the Tuberculosis Scheme in London was issued by the London
County Council.
Section 1 of the Memorandum deals with procedure at the
Tuberculosis Dispensary, and mainly relates to the keeping of
records and data for periodic reports ; classification of home conditions
; procedure with regard to school children, and examination
■of persons after discharge from a residential institution.