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Finsbury 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Finsbury Chest Clinic.
(Information kindly provided by Dr. W. D.R. Thompson, Chest Physician).
During the year 1954, a total of 2,405 patients were seen in the
Chest Clinic. Of this total, 111 attended, for the first time, as Contacts
of notified cases, and a further 316 were re-examined as routine
contact checks.
The number of new cases of tuberculosis taken on the clinic
register amounted to 45, of which 44 were pulmonary, and 1 nonrespiratory.
Of the pulmqnary cases, 27 proved to be infectious.
In addition to these cases, a further 20 notified patients were transferred
into the borough from other clinics and hospitals.
The number of notified cases shown on the register at 31st December, 1954, are as follows:—
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | Grand Total | ||||||
| M. | W. | Ch | M. | W. | Ch | M. | W. | Ch | |
| 136 | 87 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 139 | 93 | 20 | 252 |
In the year 1953—the grand total was 257.
During 1954, there were 10 deaths, 9 males and 1 female,
the same total figure as in the previous year.
Of the cases removed from the register during 1954, a total of
30 were recovered, 27 were transferred to other areas outside Finsbury
and 1 case was lost sight of.
The total number of cases x-rayed during the year was 1,182.
The London County Council Tuberculosis Health Visitor,
seconded to the Chest Clinic, made 944 visits to homes in the borough
during the year.
Each case was visited with the view to tracing the source of
infection, and advising on the prevention of the disease spreading.
Disinfection was carried out, by the Finsbury Borough Council, in
a large number of cases.