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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
Islington 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1928]
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| Date. | Dispensary | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances | Northern | 315 | 237 | 240 | 200 | 190 | 226 | 234 | 188 | 191 | 225 | 203 | 167 | 2,616 | 8,418 | |
| Southern | 597 | 534 | 502 | 416 | 497 | 470 | 499 | 410 | 447 | 557 | 500 | 373 | 5,802 | |||
| New Cases Including Contacts | Northern | 81 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 37 | 54 | 43 | 26 | 558 | 1,217 | ||
| Southern | 56 | 72 | 75 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 33 | 43 | 62 | 68 | 35 | 659 | |||
| Contacts. Tuberculosis | Northern | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 15 | 40 | |
| Southern | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |||
| Suspects | Northern | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 21 | 30 | |
| Southern | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Non-Tuberculous | Northern | 27 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 157 | 399 | |
| Southern | 29 | 29 | 33 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 242 | |||
| Nurses' Visits | Northern | 83 | 67 | 94 | 97 | 95 | 80 | 80 | 52 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 49 | 916 | 2,904 | |
| Southern | 189 | 187 | 180 | 153 | 182 | 76 | 177 | 178 | 88 | 200 | 213 | 165 | 1,988 | |||
| Tuberculosis Officers' Visits | Northern | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 78 | ||
| Southern | 33 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 45 | 37 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 426 | |||
HOME VISITATION—TUBERCULOSIS.
Visits paid by Municipal Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse during the period 1st January, 1928, to 31st December, 1928.
| Month. | North Dispensary. | South Dispensary. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 153 | 130 | 283 |
| February | 148 | 121 | 269 |
| March | 152 | 122 | 274 |
| April | 143 | 99 | 242 |
| May | 143 | 108 | 251 |
| June | 80 | 88 | 168 |
| July | 151 | 124 | 275 |
| August | 143 | 133 | 276 |
| September | 126 | 106 | 232 |
| October | 147 | 135 | 282 |
| November | 155 | 125 | 280 |
| December | 139 | 94 | 233 |
| 1,680 | 1,385 | 3,065 |
The Municipal Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse works under the direction of the
I uberculosis Officers of the North and South Islington Tuberculosis Dispensaries
in accordance with the arrangements made in Conference with the Chief Executive
Tuberculosis Officer, Dr. G. Clark Trotter.
Her visits are made in regard to the "treatment" of patients notified to be
suffering from the disease; patients attending the Dispensaries; Ex-Service
Tuberculosis War Pensioners, etc.