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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TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY Statistical Tables
1. New cases: Males, 124; Females, 123; Total, 247. | ||||
2. Sources through which cases came to the Dispensary:— | ||||
Medical Officer of Health | 43 | 10 | ||
Local practitioners | 89 | 24 | ||
Transferred from other areas | 23 | 23 | ||
City of London Hospital | 1 | 1 | ||
Metropolitan Hospital | 2 | 2 | ||
Contacts of notified cases | 81 | 2 | ||
Other sources | 8 | 4 | ||
247 | 66 | |||
3. Diagnosis made in regard to new cases (excluding contacts). | ||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 30 | 26 | 1 | — |
Non-pulmonary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Non-tuberculous | 34 | 40 | 10 | 14 |
Doubtful | 2 | 2 | — | — |
69 | 70 | 12 | 15 | |
4. Examination of home contacts:— | ||||
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 2 | |||
Non-pulmonary | — | |||
Non-tuberculous | 79 | |||
Doubtful | — | |||
81 | ||||
5. Bacteriological examinations:— | ||||
Tubercle bacilli present | 65 | |||
„ „ absent | 254 | |||
319 |