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5
Dysentery
2
•
Zymotic enteritis
7
2
Acute poliomyelitis
1
•
Malaria
2
•
Encephalitis
•
1 (b)
630
@ not notified, reported 'by Coroner; (b) not notified, innate of
Mental Hospital outside London; x notified patients only.
IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA.
An experinental clinic was opened at Wellington Way on 22nd
January, 1941, and has been continued on Wednesday afternoons. The
inoculations are given by one of the Assistant Medical Officers of
Health. At 31st December, 588 certificates had been issued; 209
children under 5 years of ago and 379 Children over 5 years.
The establishment of this clinic automatically terminated the
arrangements made with the Hackney Borough Council some years ago.
The records of certificates, etc. received from Hackney during 1941 were :
Cases referred to Hackney 37
Certificates of immunisation received 22
Certificates of natural immunity 10
Treatment incomplete on account of
removal 75
Re-Schick only
TUberculosis. From the beginning of the year to March, sessions at the
Tuberculosis' Dispensary had been, suspended on account of war damage to
the premises in 1940. The following sessions were inaugurated or
resumed during the year
from 3rd March Tuesdays 2 p.m. Fridays 10 a.m.
from 31st March Monday evening session.
from 1st November Saturday afternoon (first Saturday
in each month)
from 20th November Thursday afternoon session resumed.
Numbsr of new cases and contacts examined 268
(Tuberculous 89; non-tuberculous 164; diagnosis
incomplete 15).
Number of attendances at the Dispensary 1290
Number of visits to homes by Health Visitors 4,904
Number of sputum specimens examined 259
Number of X-ray examinations at St.
Andrews Hospital 182
NUMBER OF NEW CASES AND DEATHS.
the number of new cases notified and of deaths during the
year were:-
New Cases. Deaths.
Pulmonary 148 71
Other forms 16 10
Death rates per 1,000 population: Pulmonary 1.35
Other forms 0.19
Total. 1.54
The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the register at December 31st 639
The number of cases on the Tuberculosis Dispensary register:
Definitely Tuberculous 440 (T.B.plus 214)
Diagnosis not completed 15
455.
PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HEALTH. 136 lectures ware given, the attendances
totalling 8,497.