[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough] page 9

Finsbury 1947

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

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SECTION "B" - GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS
The attendances at the various treatment centres and clinics have
shown a further steady expansion and there were record attendances in the Dental,
Foot and Women's Clinics.

Table: ATTENDANCES &C. at TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS

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ATTENDANCES &C. at TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS

CLINIC	1944			1945			1946			1947
CLINIC	No.of sessions	No.of new cases	Total No. Atts.	No.of sessions.	No.of new eases	Total No. Atts.	No. Of sessions	No.of new cases	Total No. Atts.	No. of sessions	No.of new cases	Total No. Atts.
FOOT CLINIC	1358	800	8037	1572	701	10244	1774	721	11121	1949	740	12062
DENTAL CLINIC	357	979	4413	423	1298	4967	527	1506	5747	724	1742	6735
SOLARIUM	415	529	10032	438	497	9122	605	464	9345	580	370	8675
WOMEN'S CLINIC	44	52	321	47	90	295	59	194	738	103	203	1170
TOTALS	2174	2360	22803	2480	2586	24628	2965	2885	26951	3356	3055	28642

Table: LABORATORY: Routine examinations of swabs, sputum, milk samples, etc, were continuedto be carried out in the Laboratory and the following is a brief summary of the work undertaken –

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LABORATORY: Routine examinations of swabs, sputum, milk samples, etc, were continuedto be carried out in the Laboratory and the following is a brief summary of the work undertaken –

No.of throat and nasal swabs examined	424
No.of sputums examined for T.B	367
Milk samples (Bacteriological examinations)	308
Other Pathological specimens examined	38
Ice cream samples	70
Blood Counts	104
Mycelium Investigations (Foot Clinic)	21
Miscellaneous Food Samples	3
Samples of Well Water	18

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The Council continued the arrangements whereby special examination are undertaken
by the Archway Group Laboratories by the L.C.C.Group Pathologist, Doctr J.M.Alston.

Table: INQUESTS: Inquests were hold on 43 residents during the year, the findings being as follows:

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INQUESTS: Inquests were hold on 43 residents during the year, the findings being as follows:

Drowning	1
Broanchitis	1
Road Accidonts	5
Miadventure	3
Violence	13
Self Neglect	2
Suicide	9
Broncho-pneumonia	2
Tuberculosis	1
Heart Failure	3
Murder	1
Judicial Hanging	2

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Table: ATTENDANCES &C. at TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS

Table: LABORATORY: Routine examinations of swabs, sputum, milk samples, etc, were continuedto be carried out in the Laboratory and the following is a brief summary of the work undertaken –

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Table: INQUESTS: Inquests were hold on 43 residents during the year, the findings being as follows:

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

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Finsbury 1947

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Table: ATTENDANCES &amp;C. at TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS

Table: LABORATORY: Routine examinations of swabs, sputum, milk samples, etc, were continuedto be carried out in the Laboratory and the following is a brief summary of the work undertaken –

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Table: INQUESTS: Inquests were hold on 43 residents during the year, the findings being as follows:

Table: ATTENDANCES &C. at TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS