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Stoke Newington 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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TOTAL NUMBER OF TUBERCULOUS PERSONS LIVING IN THE BOROUGH.
ARTIFICIAL PNEUMO-THORAX TREATMENT, ETC.
The total cost borne by the Council for providing Artificial PneumoThorax
treatment to Stoke Newington patients was £221 0s. 6d. and £4 3s. 0d.
for Finsen Light treatment,
EXTRA NOURISHMENT.
The total cost to the Council of providing extra nourishment to patients
was 8126 19s. 7d.
HOME VISITING.
The Tuberculosis Officer made 62 visits to patients in their homes, and
the Health Visitor paid 406 homo visits.
DISPENSARY CASES.
The total number of attendances at the Tuberculosis Dispensary was 848.
291 attendances were made at the X-Ray Department, and 8 at other
Departments.
The number of new cases examined was 302 of which 57 were found to be
tuberculous. 44 patients were sent to Sanatorium.
95 bacteriological examinations were made and in 24 instances tubercle
bacilli were present.

Table: The known tuberculous population increased from 250 to 292 during the year. '

The known tuberculous population increased from 250 to 292 during the year. '

No. of Cases on Register.PULMONARY.NON-PUIMONARY.TOTAL.
MALE.FEMALE.MALE.FEMALE.
At the beginning of 1943.114873019250
At the end of 1943.1291073422292