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 Tottenham]
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Immunisation is carricd out by two doses of alum
precipitated toxoid, 0.1 cc. followed three wooks later by
0.5 cc.
Total attendances 6,165
Schick tests. 1,701
Cases completed 1,379
Diabetes and Anaemia.
With the approval of the Ministry of Health, Insulin was
supplied to 6 patients suffering from Diabetes. The number
of units amounted to 73,908, and the cost was £18. 13. 6.
Reports upon the progress of the cases were furnished to the
Ministry according to their requirements.
With the Ministry's sanction, one patient suffering from
Anaemia was supplied with Ventraomon Powder at a cost of
£5. 8s. Od.
Tuberculosis.
The County Council are responsible for the treatment of
Tube rculosis.
212 notifications were received during 1939 - Pulmonary, 182;
other than Pulmonary, 30.
Cases remaining on the register at the end of the year were;
Pulmonary, 562; Non-Pulmonary, 150.
The Tottenham Tuberculosis Officer has his premises at
140, West Green Road. The days and hours of attendance at the
dispensary are as follows
Monday, Men, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Women, 10 a.m.;
Wednesday, Women, 10 a.m.; Thursday, Children, 10 a.m.
Friday, Men, 10 a.m. Cases who are working and unable
to attend any other day - Saturday morning.
TUBERCULOSIS .
Age Periods. | New Cases . | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
Under 1 year, | » „. | 1 | ||||||
1 to 5 years | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | |
5 to 15 „ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
15 to 25 „ | 16 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
25 to 35 „ | 34 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | |
35 to 45 „ | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
45 to 55 „ | 21 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||
55 to 65 „ | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
65 years & upwards. | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | |
Totals | 102 | 80 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 36 | 6 | 3 |