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Islington 1938

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

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[1938
At the Northern Dispensary there were, including contacts, 891 new cases, and at
the Southern 557, while the attendances at the former were 5,062 and at the latter
4,643. The examination of contacts with tuberculous cases showed that 32 were
suffering from tuberculosis, 30 were suspects, and 495 were not suffering. The nurses
of the Northern Dispensary paid 1,241 visits, and those of the Southern 1,976, to the
homes of the patients, while the Tuberculosis Officer of the Northern Dispensary
made 240 visits, and of the Southern 192 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:—

19341935193619371938
North Dispy.South Dispy.North Dispy.South Dispy.North Dispy.South Dispy.North Dispy.South Dispy.North Dispy.South Dispy.
New Cases (including contacts)742554819470845611882594891557
Actual Number of Attendances3,7754,2943,8084,2104,3534,5054,9344,6215,0624,643
Totals4,5174,8484,6274,6805,1985,1165,8165,2155,9535,200

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.
19341,2968,069
19351,2898,018
19361,4568,858
19371,4769,555
19381,4489,705
Totals6,96544,205

Table: Table showing the number ofPersonsattending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during1938.

Table showing the number ofPersonsattending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during1938.

Date.Dispensary.Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.YearTotal.
AttendancesNorthern5384205683874533773264444464294162585,0629,705
Southern4044074893634153583263133654164573304,643
New Cases, including ContactsNorthern8377867589834977757570528911,448
Southern386171365039304836635134557
Contacts.
TuberculousNorthern4132——2—2——31732
Southern311—12—2311—15
SuspectsNorthern31—13—13211—1630
Southern—323——22—11—14
Non-TuberculousNorthern232635202531132523363011298495
Southern1019169241312201727228197
*Nurses' VisitsNorthern102891191081211069011411710095801,2413,217
Southern1701531721601601531861801701821681221,976
TuberculosisOfficers' VisitsNothern30213125182962212161812240432
Southern151720111815131316141921192
* See, in addition, Municipal Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse, page 104.