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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
City of Westminster 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The increased proportion, namely, 64.8 per cent., shows that
Tuberculosis Dispensary tends year by year to widen the scope of its
activities and is playing its part in the administration of tuberculosis
in the city to an ever increasing extent.
Patients came under the care of the Tuberculosis Officer at the instance of:—
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Boys. | Girls. | ||
| Medical Practitioners | 63 | 57 | 8 | 33 | 13 | 22 | 196 |
| Health Visitors | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 66 | 74 | 189 |
| St. Stephen's Hospital (formerly (Citv of Westminster Infirmary) | 55 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 130 |
| Ministry of Pensions | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| School Medical Officers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Hospitals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Friends, Charitable Societies, British Red Cross Society, Jewish Board of Guardians, &c. | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 47 |
| 150 | 100 | 38 | 84 | 106 | 125 | 603 | |
| Hospitals. | Sanatoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Insured patients— | ||
| Males | 38 | 39 |
| Females | 11 | 16 |
| Uninsured Patients— | ||
| Males | 3 | 5 |
| Females | 5 | 7 |
| Boys | 3 | 3 |
| Girls | 2 | 4 |
| 62 | 74 |
Andrew J. Shinnie.