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Islington 1959

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

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The corresponding figures for previous years are:-

19583,172
19573,108
19563,048
19552,945
19542,922
19532,802
19522,575
19512,404
19502,368
19492,490

Islington Chest Clinic, Whittington Hospital
St Pancras Chest Clinic, Margaret Street St Marylebone
Mass X-Ray Unit of the North-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board 32, Drayton Park,N.5.
The Borough is well and conveniently served by the above centres to which patients may be
referred or where persons may attend for examination.

Cases on Chest Clinic Registers

PulmonaryNon PulmonaryTotal
AdultsChildrenAdultsChildrenAdultsChildren
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Number of definite cases of tuberculosis on Chest Clinic Register as at 31st December, 1959 Islington C C1225857486141724812669295269
St Pancras C C138907651-11439177
13639475567467349140910205976
Grand Total2564

The corresponding figures for previous years are:-

19582,735
19572,818
19562,772
19552,751
19542,851
19532,738
19522,575
19512,443
19502,238
19492,127

The Static X-Ray Centre still continues to perform a valuable survey of persons who may or may not have any symptoms and the following information in respect of Islington residents has been kindly furnished by Dr Brett the Medical Director of the X Ray Unit:-

MaleFemaleTotal
No of persons X-rayed5443706112504
No. of cases542377
Rate per 1,000103.26.1