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 East Ham]
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England and Wales. | East | Ham. | |||
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The numbers show a progressive decrease, especially in the
non-pulmonary cases.
The use of Grade A Tuberculin tested milk and pasteurised
milk is largely responsible for the very appreciable diminution in
the incidence of non-pulmonary tuberculosis, and one hopes, very
soon, for its complete extirpation.
The following is a list of the attendances and medical examinations for the last five years :—
Total Attendances. | Medical Examinations. | |
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Co-operation of Practitioners in the Work of the Clinic.
It has been calculated that during 1932, 74.5 per cent. of
new patients w ere sent with letters from their doctors, which goes
to show the extent of the co-operation of practitioners in the work
of the Clinic. For this to be complete to the fullest extent the
Clinic must be adequately equipped, and every facility for
diagnosis and treatment must be readily available. The aim of