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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1917.
| Date. | Dispensary. | Feb. | March. | April | May. | June. | July. | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov | Dec. | Year. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances | Northern | — | — | — | — | 201 | 324 | 1 449 | 350 | 211 | 256 | 273 | 215 | 2,279 | 6,570 |
| Southern | 283 | 253 | 329 | 292 | 434 | 422 | 389 | 363 | 373 | 386 | 430 | 337 | 4,291 | ||
| New Cases Including Contacts. | Northern | — | — | — | — | 107 | 110 | 148 | 77 | 33 | 50 | 67 | 36 | 628 | 1,345 |
| Southern | 61 | 43 | 48 | 37 | 81 | 100 | 78 | 61 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 43 | 717 | ||
| Contacts. Tuberculosis | Northern | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 20 |
| Southern | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | ||
| Suspects | Northern | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 55 |
| Southern | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 42 | ||
| Non-Tuberculous | Northern | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 84 | 293 |
| Southern | 23 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 209 | ||
| Nurses' Visits | Northern | — | — | — | — | 68 | 116 | 125 | 143 | 127 | 124 | 103 | 119 | 925 | 2,545 |
| Southern | 157 | 149 | 150 | 120 | 142 | I48 | 124 | 142 | 98 | 140 | 126 | 124 | 1620 | ||
| Medical Officer's Visits | Northern | — | — | — | — | 15 | 29 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 112 | 240 |
| Southern | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 128 |