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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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DISPENSARY REGISTERS;
Pulmonary
Adults. Children.
Non-Pulmonary
Adults. Children.
TOTAL
Adults. Children
GRAND
TOTAL
Number of definite
cases of tuberculosis
on Dispensary Registers
at end of the year
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
656 494 67 53 62 73 42 54 718 567 109 107 1,501
WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES:
| North | South | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of attendances | 6,624 | 3,967 |
| New cases and contacts examined | 1,906 | 680 |
| Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers | 224 | 92 |
| Number of visits by Nurses | 977 | 1,593 |
LIGHT TREATMENT:
14 Patients received "Light" treatment, the cost to the Council
being - £37.l8.0d.
MASS RADIOLOGY:
Arrangements were made for persons residing or working in the Borough to be
examined at a Mass Radiology Unit with a view to the early detection of pulmonary
tuberculosis in its symptomless stages. The Unit was sot up by the London
County Council in promises in an adjoining Borough. Examination was
voluntary and the reports confidential. A considerable number of the staff of
the Borough Council attended for examination (including Civil Defence and Day
Nursery staffs), and a largo number of firms in the Borough wore also approached
and some were able to make arrangements for their employees to attend.
The following information has been received from the London County Council regarding the first working period of th e Mass Radiology Unit
| Employer: | Total Examined: | Referred for Larger Films: | Probably T.B. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Islington Borough Council. | 461 | 349 | 810 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Others: | 163 | 361 | 524 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 624 | 710 | 1,334 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
The Unit was available again later for Islington and was still in operation
at the end of the year.
TUBERCULOSIS CARE COMMITTEE:
133 patients have been helped with cash or in kind, and others have been
referred to organisations for assistance.
Receipts from the Christmas "Seal Sale" amount to £252. 14. 5d.
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