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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The new cases, classified according to the diagnosis, give the following figures:—
Tubercular. | Suspects. | Not Tubercular. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Contacts" | 32 | 98 | 492 | 622 |
Other new cases | 158 | 45 | 128 | 331 |
Totals | 190 | 143 | 620 | 953 |
The attendances each month were as follows:—
Month. | New Cases. | Attendances. |
---|---|---|
January | 93 | 517 |
February | 82 | 555 |
March | 83 | 549 |
April | 92 | 498 |
May | 85 | 517 |
June | 70 | 476 |
July | 107 | 559 |
August | 51 | 391 |
September | 69 | 428 |
October | 95 | 561 |
November | 79 | 616 |
December | 47 | 473 |
953 | 6,140 |
Attendance in Special Departments.
X-ray examination 120
Dental Treatment 74
Bacteriological examination 320
I am,
Yours faithfully,
A. J. McFARLAND,
M.D. (Dublin), D.P.H. (Oxford),
Tuberculosis Officer.