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 London County Council]
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Tuberculosis Dispensaries. Analysis of Returns, Jan.-Dec., 1930.
Borough. | On Dispensary Register, 1-4-30. | Transferred during 1930 from other areas and lost sight of cases returned | Examined for first time during 1930. (a) New cases excluding contacts, (b) Contacts (printed in italics). | Total number (including contacts) under dispensary supervision during 1930. | Removed from Dispensary Register during 1930. | On Dispensary Register on 31-12-30. | Total attendances. | Visits to homes for dispensary purposes by | No. of specimens of sputum examined. | |||||||||||||
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Diagnosis completed. | Under observation. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Doubtfully Tuberculosis. | Non-Tuberculosis. | Total. | (a) Cured. (6) Diagnosis not confirmed or non- T.B. (printed In italics). | (a) Transferred to other areas or lost sight of (b) Died (printed in italics). | Diagnosis completed. | Under Observation. | ||||||||||||
Tuberculosis Officer. | Dispensary Nurse. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||||||||
Battersea | 906 | 41 | 30 | 162 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 32 | 190 | 110 | 426 | 168 | 1,724 | 27 | 122 | 915 | 56 | 3,621 | 133 | 4,292 | 1,305 |
— | — | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bermondsey | 984 | 21 | 13 | 149 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 251 | 111 | 434 | 149 | 2,110 | 62 | 42 | 893 | 26 | 3,932 | 1,302 | 4,174 | 1,294 |
— | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bethnal Green | 656 | 5 | 11 | 113 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 245 | 109 | 378 | 147 | 1,394 | 3 | 56 | 691 | 10 | 3,340 | 140 | 2,653 | 590 |
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Camberwell | 2,140 | 22 | 33 | 202 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 92 | 11 | 273 | 140 | 578 | 177 | 3,657 | 33 | 109 | 2,196 | 30 | 5,509 | 747 | 7,963 | 1,192 |
Chelsea | 205 | 5 | 18 | 66 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 231 | 195 | 312 | 218 | 924 | 11 | 44 | 241 | 9 | 3,089 | 61 | 3,238 | 287 |
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Deptford | 567 | 56 | 19 | 110 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 123 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 311 | 141 | 1,228 | 36 | 86 | 566 | 55 | 2,579 | 188 | 2,906 | 615 |
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Finsbury | 475 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 11 | — | 1 | 86 | 53 | 146 | 73 | 949 | 2 | 40 | 525 | 2 | 4,050 | 281 | 2,682 | 447 |
2 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fulham | 887 | 28 | 58 | 149 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 197 | 129 | 124 | 141 | 482 | 297 | 2,073 | 27 | 147 | 900 | 11 | 3,479 | 304 | 3,959 | 1,461 |
— | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Greenwich | 764 | 6 | 14 | 65 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 94 | 67 | 176 | 80 | 1,337 | — | 137 | 694 | 18 | 3,941 | 205 | 4,206 | 231 |
Hackney | 1,156 | 12 | 58 | 169 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 337 | 197 | 580 | 247 | 2,546 | 18 | 141 | 1,219 | 10 | 6,354 | 284 | 3,302 | 1,230 |
— | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hammersmith | 793 | 10 | 36 | 137 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 7 | — | 188 | 80 | 360 | 103 | 1,584 | 12 | 50 | 896 | 9 | 1,996 | 142 | 4,869 | 463 |
2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hampstead | 168 | 14 | 15 | 31 | — | 5 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 114 | 35 | 394 | 3 | 40 | 164 | 7 | 934 | 10 | 1,326 | 93 |
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Holborn | 183 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | — | 56 | 7 | 334 | 6 | 14 | 200 | — | 997 | 28 | 1,413 | 159 |
— | — | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Islington | 1,370 | 21 | 44 | 261 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 231 | 85 | 551 | 132 | 2,570 | 14 | 184 | 1,471 | 13 | 8,353 | 452 | 3,352 | 992 |
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