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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

Finsbury 1942

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

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Table: New Cases Examined (other than Contacts).

New Cases Examined (other than Contacts).

PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
(a) Definitely Tuberculosis701282
(b) Diagnosis not completed27
(c) Now Tuberculosis152
Contacts:
(a) Definitely Tuberculosis8
(b) Diagnosis not completed13
(c) Now Tuberculosis141
Total423
Cases Written Off:
(a) Recovered8
(b) Now Tuberculosis8
Total16
Number of attendances at Dispensary 2065
Consultation with Doctors 260
Visits made by Nurse 1345
Number of X-Ray Examinations 887
Home Visits by Tuberculosis Officer 100
Specimens of sputum examined 225
Number of patients attending for Artificial
Pneumothorax Refills 34
Number of refills given 385

Table: X-RAY DEPARTMENT: Details of the work in the X-Ray Departement during 1942 are as follows:-

X-RAY DEPARTMENT: Details of the work in the X-Ray Departement during 1942 are as follows:-

Chest Cases:Large films used760
Small films used101
Screen examinations1657
Other Cases:Ante-Natal cases4
Women's Clinic cases6
Doctors' cases15