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Islington 1936

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

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1936
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At the Northern Dispensary there were 845 new cases, and at the Southern
611, while the attendances at the former were 4,353 and at the latter 4,505. The
examination of contacts with tuberculous cases showed that 34 were suffering from
tuberculosis, 48 were suspects, and 456 were not suffering. The nurses of the
Northern Dispensary paid 1,234 visits, and those of the Southern 2,009, to the
homes of the patients, while the Tuberculosis Officer of the Northern Dispensary
made 241 visits, and of the Southern 204 visits to the patients' homes for the
purpose of examining them.

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

TUBERCULOSIS.

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

19321933193419351936
North DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth pispyNorth DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth Dispy
New Cases601568668469742554819470845611
Actual Number of Attendances3041454534264091377542943808421043534505
Totals3642511340944560451748484627468051985116

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

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

Cases.Attendances.
19321,1697,586
19331,1377,517
19341,2968,069
19351,2898,018
19361,4568,858
Totals6,34740,048

Table: Table showing the number ofPersonsattending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1936.

Table showing the number ofPersonsattending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1936.

Date.DispensaryJan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Year.Total.
AttendancesNorthern3883554463333853353693023433853643484 3538,858
Southern4284064523673783453342923413863903864,505
New CasesIncluding ContactsNorthern616111766104856450497155628451,456
Southern544886465739473043515753611
Contacts.34
TuberculousNorthern23214133--1323
Southern-3-11-1—14--11
SuspectsNorthern2—61132112222348
Southern32232-3—321425
Non-TuberculousNorthern182055192730151514111315252456
Southern1023351622418819161815204
Nurses' VisitsNorthern10111013399861309910079110871001,2343,243
Southern1951571801611651711721741611571601562,009
Tuberculosis Officers' VisitsNorthern212422202317171919212018241445
Southern121720131717171217241226204