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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table showing details of Medical Examinations made by the Medical Officer to the Tuberculosis
Dispensary, 1919.
| Period. 1919. | Total Medical Examinations made. | Grand Total. | New Cases Examined. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the Dispensary. | Patients Houses. | |||||||||
| Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | ||
| Jan. 1st to March 31st | 509 | 1471 | 1980 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 2022 | 51 | 71 | 122 |
| April 1st to June 30th | 524 | 1465 | 1989 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 2010 | 65 | 112 | 177 |
| July 1st to Sept. 30th | 561 | 1087 | 1648 | ... | 14 | 14 | 1662 | 66 | 101 | 167 |
| Oct. 1st to Dec. 31st | 587 | 1148 | 1735 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 1760 | 58 | 112 | 170 |
| Totals | 2181 | 5171 | 7352 | 43 | 59 | 102 | 7454 | 240 | 396 | 636 |
Notb.—In addition to the medical examinations shown in this table the Medical Officer also visited and examined the tuber
culous patients at the Borough Hospital twice weekly throughout the year.
[The average number of examinations made per day (including visits) was '26 3, and the average number of new cases seen
per day was 2 2.