Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOKE
NEWINGTON.
I. New cases : Males, 148 ; Females, 177 ; Total, 325.
2. Sources through which cases came to the Dispensary :—-
| Total No. | No. found to be tuberculous | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Officer of Health | 54 | 23 |
| Local practitioners | 101 | 28 |
| Transferred from other areas | 27 | 26 |
| Metropolitan Hospital | 9 | 6 |
| Other sources | 8 | 5 |
| Contacts of notified cases | 126 | 1 |
| 325 | 89 |
3. Diagnosis made in regard to new cases (excluding contacts)
| Adults. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 39 | 33 | 1 | 2 |
| Non-pulmonary „ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Non-tuberculous | 35 | 46 | 14 | 10 |
| Doubtful | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | 83 | 21 | 16 | |
4. Examination of home contacts :—
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 1 |
| Non-pulmonary ,, | 0 |
| Non-tuberculous | 124 |
| Doubtful | 1 |
| 126 |