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Stoke Newington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY
Stoke Newington Statistical Tables
1. New cases : Males, 162; Females, 167; Total, 329.
2. Sources through which cases came to the Dispensary:—
| Total No. | No. found to be tuberculous | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Officer of Health | 58 | 23 |
| Transferred from other areas | 26 | 25 |
| Local practitioners | 91 | 23 |
| London Chest Hospital | 0 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Hospital | 0 | 0 |
| London County Council | 0 | 0 |
| Contacts of notified cases | 147 | 1 |
| Other sources | 7 | 3 |
| 329 | 75 |
3. Diagnosis made in regard to new cases (excluding contacts.)
| Adults. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 41 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| Non-pulmonary | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Non-tuberculous | 40 | 48 | 5 | 5 |
| Doubtful | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 88 | 77 | 8 | 9 | |
4. Examination of home contacts:—
Pulmonary tuberculosis 0
Non-pulmonary 1
Non-tuberculous 144
Doubtful 2
147
5. Bacteriological examinations:—
Tubercle bacilli present 54
„ „ absent 207
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