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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
Stoke Newington 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE II.
(Stoke Newington)
Classification and Detailed Statistics of Attendances, etc.
| Insured Persons. Male. | Insured Persons. Female. | Uninsured Persons. Male. | Uninsured Persons. Female. | Contacts. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female | ||||||||
| I. | U. | I. | U. | ||||||
| New Patients Attending | 36 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 1 22 | 11 | 21 | 160 |
| Attendances of Old Patients | 387 | 144 | 196 | 192 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 53 | 1,023 |
| Home Visits | 22 | 16 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 56 |
| Sputa Examined | 142 | 35 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 3 | — | 6 | 252 |
Sources of New Cases in 1926.
| HACKNEY. | STOKE NEWINGTON. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contacts | 194 | 62 | 256 |
| M.O.H | 58 | 28 | 86 |
| Ministry of Pensions | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| War Pensions Committee | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Metropolitan Hospital | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Other Hospitals | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| General Practitioners | 99 | 62 | 161 |
| London County Council | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Other Sources | 7 | 4 | 11 |
VENEREAL DISEASES.
Conditions with regard to Venereal diseases in this countrv
continue to show a steady improvement.
The Metropolitan Asylums Board has arranged for the provision
of special accommodation for the treatment of parturient women