London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Islington 1920
Sixty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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| Date. | Dispensary. | Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances | Northern | 392 | 326 | 376 | 336 | 334 | 302 | 303 | 262 | 289 | 334 | 370 | 297 | 3,92I | 10816 |
| Southern | 590 | 615 | 686 | 555 | 525 | 598 | 570 | 536 | 586 | 508 | 611 | 515 | 6,895 | ||
| New Cases Including Contacts | Northern | 86 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 23 | 49 | 53 | 48 | 52 | 655 | 1,415 |
| Southern | 61 | 98 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 74 | 56 | 47 | 61 | 57 | 72 | 46 | 760 | ||
| Contacts. | |||||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | Northern | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 21 | — | 1 | 27 | 43 |
| Southern | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Suspects | Northern | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 44 |
| Southern | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | ||
| Non-Tuberculous | Northern | 47 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 236 | 386 |
| Southern | 10 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 150 | ||
| Nurses' Visits | Northern | 145 | 140 | 175 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 124 | 53 | 136 | 169 | 157 | 116 | 1,677 | 3,465 |
| Southern | 177 | 178 | 164 | 129 | 159 | 188 | 140 | 10 | 164 | 149 | 182 | 148 | 1,788 | ||
| Tuberculosis Officers' Visits | Northern | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 226 | 440 |
| Southern | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | ???3 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 214 | ||