[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough] page 44

Islington 1935

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

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At the Northern Dispensary there were 819 new cases, and at the Southern
470, while the attendances at the former were 3,808 and at the latter 4,210. The
examination of contacts with tuberculous cases showed that 30 were suffering from
tuberculosis, 27 were suspects, and 428 were not suffering. The nurses of the
Northern Dispensary paid 1,234 visits, and those of the Southern 1,981, to the
homes of the patients, while the Tuberculosis Officer of the Northern Dispensary
made 178 visits, and of the Southern 191 visits to the patients' homes for the
purposes of examining them.
Pneumothorax Treatment was also administered to fifty-one patients at
a cost of £379 lis. 6d.
Finsen Light Treatment.—One patient at a cost of £2 15s. Od.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment.—One case under treatment in the year
under review at a cost of 18s.
Kromeyer Lamp.

Table: TUBERCULOSIS.The number of persons in attendance at the Dispensaries in each year was as follows :—

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TUBERCULOSIS.

The number of persons in attendance at the Dispensaries in each year was as follows :—

	1931		1932		1933		1934		1935
	North Dispy	South Dispy	North Dispy	South Dispy	North Dispy	South Dispy	North Dispy	South Dispy	North Dispy	South Dispy
New Cases	641	609	601	568	668	469	742	554	819	470
Actual Number of Attendances	3153	5001	3041	4545	3426	4091	3775	4294	3808	4210
Totals	3794	5610	3642	5113	4094	4560	4517	4848	4627	4680

Table: A summary of the combined dispensaries is given for the following years :—

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A summary of the combined dispensaries is given for the following years :—

	Cases.	Attendances.
1931	1.250	8,154
1932	1,169	7,586
1933	1,137	7,517
1934	1,296	8,069
1935	1,289	8,018
Totals ... \|	6,141	39,344

Table: Table showing the number ofPersonsattending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1935.

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Table showing the number ofPersonsattending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1935.

Date.	Dispensary	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Year.	Total.[/$$$]
Attendances	Northern	328	331	318	329	297	327	350	245	337	326	329	291	3,808	j-8,018
Attendances	Southern	380	337	392	343	403	319	335	292	339	416	360	294	4,210	j-8,018
New Cases / Including Contacts \	Northern	92	94	73	88	57	73	60	47	60	57	73	55	819	\| 1,289
New Cases / Including Contacts \	Southern	43	32	38	39	54	27	44	27	46	44	45	31	470	\| 1,289
Contacts.
Tuberculous <	Northern	3	1	1	1	_	2	1		1	_	1	2	13	j 30
Tuberculous <	Southern	—	2	1	2	2	_	1	2	3	1	2	1	17	j 30
Suspects <	Northern	_	1	1	1	2	2	1	_	1	2	1	1	13	\ 27
Suspects <	Southern	—	—	2	—	1	_	_	1	4	4	2	_	14	\ 27
Non-Tuberculous <	Northern	31	40	24	30	12	28	17	3	14	25	32	14	270	\ 428
Non-Tuberculous <	Southern	19	11	7	13	15	7	15	6	17	20	14	14	158	\ 428
Nurses'Visits ...	Northern	100	108	102	99	99	105	100	76	108	133	121	83	1,234	} 3,218
Nurses'Visits ...	Southern	170	159	176	167	174	142	175	177	165	164	161	151	1,981	} 3,218
Tuberculosis f Officers' Visits \	Northern	14	19	17	15	12	12	13	12	20	15	17	12	178	} 369
Tuberculosis f Officers' Visits \	Southern	11	15	12	18	17	14	13	13	26	22	18	12	191	} 369

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Table: TUBERCULOSIS.The number of persons in attendance at the Dispensaries in each year was as follows :—

Table: A summary of the combined dispensaries is given for the following years :—

Table: Table showing the number ofPersonsattending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1935.