London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finsbury 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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Foot Clinic.—Finsbury residents and persons working in Finsbury
but not residing therein.
Women's Clinic.—Residents of Finsbury only.
Cleansing Station.—All Finsbury residents. L.C.C. school
children wherever residing.
Municipal Chest Clinic.—All Finsbury residents. Non-resident
workers in Finsbury for purposes of diagnosis only.
Artificial Pneumothorax Clinic.—All residents of Finsbury.
Non-Finsbury cases upon payment by local authority.
X-Ray Clinic.—All residents of Finsbury. Non-resident workers
upon payment by hospital, clinic, or medical practitioner.
Artificial Light and Massage Clinic.—All resident in Finsbury.
Non-resident working in Finsbury.
Charges are made to patients for the various services provided,
except for the following:—
Solarium.—Free to M. and C.W. patients and those attending
Chest Clinic.
X-Ray Clinic.—No charge.
Artificial Pneumothorax Clinic.—No charge to local residents.
Cleansing Station.—No charge.
Dental Clinic.—Free to children under five years of age, expectant
and nursing mothers and tuberculous persons (except provision and
repair of dentures). Provision is made for reduced charges according
to the circumstances of the family.
Bacteriological Examinations.
The following examinations were carried out last year:—
No. of Throat and Nasal Swabs examined for the
Diphtheria Bacillus 890
Of these, Positive results were found in 46 cases.
No. of Sputums examined for Tubercle Bacilli 155
Of these, Positive results were found in 29 cases.