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 Shoreditch]
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Some of these patients on leaving the Sanatorium return to this Dispensary,
and. it would be of great interest if a report stating the condition of the patient,
and the signs present in the lungs, could be sent to the Dispensary on the patient's
discharge from the Sanatorium.
In May, 1915, I received a communication from you, instructing me to obtain
reports for the London Insurance Committee as to the condition of 46 insured
patients, a list of the names and the names of the Doctors who attended them
being appended. I wrote to the medical men, and received satisfactory information
in nearly all cases.
The services of two members of the Honorary Staff of the Hospital—Dr. R.
Murray Leslie and Dr. Phear—have been available for consultation on the afternoons
when the Dispensary is open. Their assistance has been most valuable to
me, and their services are greatly appreciated.
The X-ray and other special departments of the Hospital continue to be at
my disposal, with resulting great benefit to the patients attending this Dispensary.
STATISTICAL REPORT. Comparative statistics during 1914 and 1915:—
1914. | 1915. | |
---|---|---|
New cases | 588 | 953 |
Total attendances | 3,806 | 6,140 |
Visits to homes | 2,720 | 3,101 |
1915.
Table showing the various channels through which patients came to attend this Dispensary:—
Town Hall (Health Visitors, &c.) | 65 |
Royal Hospital for Diseases of the Chest | 109 |
Medical Practitioners | 50 |
Schools and Care Committee | 30 |
"Contacts" | 622 |
London Insurance Committee | 54 |
Other agencies | 23 |
Total | 953 |
40 deaths occurred amongst the patients who attended this Dispensary during
the year.