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
Finsbury 1948
[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 and Foot Clinics.
| Clinic | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of sessions | No. of new cases | Total No. Atts. | No. of sessions | No. of new cases | 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 | 1,572 | 701 | 10,244 | 1,774 | 721 | 11,121 | 1,949 | 740 | 12,062 | 2,136 | 830 | 13,298 |
| Dental Clinic | 423 | 1,298 | 4,967 | 527 | 1,506 | 5,747 | 724 | 1,742 | 6,735 | 1,026 | 1,563 | 7,086 |
| Solarium | 438 | 497 | 9,122 | 605 | 464 | 9,345 | 580 | 370 | 8,675 | 614 | 394 | 6,365 |
| Women's Clinic | 47 | 90 | 295 | 59 | 194 | 738 | 103 | 203 | 1,170 | 49 | 91 | 589 |
| Totals | 2,480 | 2,586 | 24,628 | 2,965 | 2,885 | 26,951 | 3,356 | 3,055 | 28,642 | 3,825 | 2,878 | 27,338 |
Laboratory.
Routine examinations of swabs, sputum, milk samples, etc,,
were continued to be carried out in the Laboratory and the following
is a brief summary of the work undertaken—
No. of throat and nasal swabs examined 502
No. of sputums examined for T.B. 389
Milk samples (Bacteriological examinations) 356
Other Pathological specimens examined 60
Ice cream samples 86
Blood Counts 82
Miscellaneous Food Samples 2
Samples of Well Water 8
Rectal Swabs and Faeces 116
The Council continued the arrangements whereby special examinations
are undertaken by the Archway Group Laboratories by the
L.C.C. Group Pathologist, Doctor J. M. Alston.
Blood Transfusion Service.
The Council continued to co-operate with the North London,
Blood Supply Depot by arranging blood donation sessions at the
Health Centre.