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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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APPENDIX VI.
Tuberculosis Dispensary Returns taken from Form R.
Population.—The populations are taken from the Census (1911) figures, and where a district does not coincide with the borough the population of the wards served bv the
dispensary has been taken. In Paddington and Marylebone this figure has been supplied by the Medical Officer of Health.
Deaths.—The average number of deaths for the five years 1912.1916 recorded by the Registrar.General for each borough has been taken, and where a borough
is served by two or more dispensaries the number of deaths in wards or districts have been taken from the annual reports of the Medical Officer of Health or supplied by the
Medical Officer of Health as in Paddington, Marylebone and Hackney. The figures given by the Registrar.General are always slightly in excess of those recorded in the
borough.
The additional deaths in these cases have been allocated to the dispensary districts in the same proportion as those recorded by the Medical Officer of Health.
| Particulars relating to area. | Period. | . Persons examined for the first time during the period at or in connection with the Dispensary. | 2. Total attendance at the dispensary. | 3 and 4. Home visits per 100 new cases of tuberculosis | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Proportion per 100 deaths per annum from tuberculosis (average 1912.1916). | Proportion per 1,000 new persons who were found to be | Number of insured person* per 100 new persons. | Number per 10,000 population in area served. | Per 100 new cases of tuberculosis. | Per systematic physical examination. | Percentage relating to insured persons. | By medical officer. | By nurses. | |||||||||||||||||
| All persons | Tuberculous. | Non. tuber. culous. | Doubtful. | Tuberculous. | Non. tuberculous. | Doubt. lul. | Insured. | Uninsured. | All cases. | insured. | Uninsured. | All cases. | Insured. | Uninsured. | All cases. | Insured. | Uninsured. | All cases. | |||||||
| Pulm. | Non. puim. | Pulm. | Non. pulm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battersea. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Fund Dispensary. | April-June, 1916 | 399 | 46 | 6 | 172 | 175 | 115 | 15 | 431 | 439 | 15.6 | 160 | 2,236 | 5,490 | 4,465 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 127 | 363 | 289 | 782 | 2,087 | 677 |
| Population of area (census 1911), 167,743. | July-Dec., 1916 | 422 | 85 | 2 | 203 | 133 | 200 | 5 | 480 | 315 | 23.9 | 33.9 | 1,744 | 2,850 | 2,480 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 61 | 23.4 | 197 | 346 | 297 | 436 | 1,200 | 1,947 |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 572 | 119 | 3 | 285 | 163 | 211 | 5 | 498 | 285 | 260 | 460 | 1,264 | 2,385 | 2,004 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 60 | 21.5 | 109 | 248 | 201 | 242 | 880 | 663 | |
| Average deaths per annum (1912.1916), 269.6. | July-Dec., 1917 | 518 | 119 | 5 | 241 | 152 | 230 | 10 | 466 | 294 | 33.7 | 41.6 | 804 | 3,134 | 1,788 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 260 | 87 | 385 | 213 | 346 | 1,558 | 858 |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 573 | 143 | — | 242 | 188 | 250 | — | 422 | 328 | 38.6 | 460 | 743 | 3,520 | 1,650 | 40 | 7.7 | 60 | 30.3 | 88 | 430 | 200 | 435 | 2,132 | 989 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 453 | 108 | 2 | 212 | 131 | 237 | 5 | 468 | 290 | 40.1 | 36.4 | 909 | 3,295 | 1,827 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 30.6 | 84 | 251 | 148 | 502 | 1,423 | 857 | |
| Bermondsey. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Fund Dispensary. | April-June, 1916 | 237 | 52 | 25 | 94 | 66 | 219 | 106 | 396 | 278 | 17.8 | 13.4 | 1,886 | 5,700 | 4,108 | 9.6 | 150 | 13.5 | 19.2 | 30 | 218 | 140 | 348 | 706 | 556 |
| Population of area (census 1911), 125,903. | July-Dec., 1916 | 199 | 60 | 15 | 69 | 54 | 303 | 77 | 349 | 271 | 26.4 | 22.6 | 1,760 | 5,780 | 3,918 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 20.8 | 12 | 135 | 78 | 94 | 336 | 224 |
| Jan-June, 1917 | 255 | 80 | 18 | 96 | 61 | 313 | 71 | 376 | 239 | 39.6 | 28.9 | 911 | 7,025 | 3,530 | 30 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 14.8 | — | 102 | 44 | 40 | 273 | 140 | |
| Average deaths per annum (1912.1916), 285.2. | July-Dec., 1917 | 189 | 77 | 8 | 46 | 58 | 407 | 44 | 244 | 304 | 44.1 | 21.4 | 651 | 5,892 | 2,585 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 15.9 | 5 | 107 | 43 | 103 | 738 | 337 |
| Jan-June, 1918 | 238 | 83 | 13 | 70 | 72 | 348 | 56 | 295 | 301 | 35.1 | 26.9 | 495 | 6,060 | 2,680 | 40 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 933 | 379 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 201 | 57 | 4 | 78 | 62 | 282 | 21 | 390 | 307 | 36.6 | 22.8 | 695 | 8,770 | 3,108 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 15.7 | 13 | 73 | 31 | 26 | 1,000 | 317 | |
| Camberwell. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Fund Dispensary. | April-June, 1916 | 330 | 106 | 43 | 61 | 120 | 322 | 130 | 184 | 365 | 25.7 | 14.2 | 792 | 2,974 | 2,046 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 16.4 | 35 | 59 | 49 | 148 | 718 | 476 |
| Population of area (census 1911), 261,328. | July-Dec., 1916 | 351 | 85 | 25 | 161 | 79 | 243 | 71 | 460 | 226 | 31.5 | 30.1 | 1,180 | 6,100 | 3,990 | 1.8 | 50 | 40 | 12.7 | 106 | 561 | 366 | 244 | 869 | 601 |
| Jan.-une, 1917 | 559 | 126 | 36 | 225 | 172 | 226 | 65 | 403 | 307 | 260 | 480 | 1,522 | 5,038 | 3,617 | 30 | 51 | 4.6 | 17.0 | 37 | 194 | 134 | 143 | 540 | 379 | |
| Average deaths per annum (1912.1916), 449.0. | July-Dec., 1917 | 491 | 113 | 23 | 241 | 114 | 230 | 46 | 491 | 233 | 34.8 | 42.2 | 1,094 | 7,804 | 3,635 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 17.3 | — | — | — | 66 | 475 | 230 |
| Jan-June, 1918 | 662 | 179 | 31 | 244 | 208 | 270 | 47 | 369 | 314 | 29.5 | 56.9 | 991 | 3,975 | 2,568 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 18.2 | — | — | — | 234 | 540 | 396 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 414 | 83 | 15 | 206 | 110 | 200 | 37 | 497 | 267 | 26.5 | 35.6 | 1,432 | 8,975 | 4,550 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 40 | 18.5 | — | — | — | 233 | 1,154 | 614 | |
| Fulham. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Fund Dispensary. | April-June, 1916 | 478 | 127 | 9 | 181 | 160 | 266 | 19 | 380 | 334 | 20.8 | 20.1 | 560 | 3,104 | 1,948 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 131 | 92 | 183 | 137 | 177 | 1,340 | 811 |
| Population of area (census 1911), 153,284. | July-Dec., 1916 | 389 | 77 | 3 | 172 | 137 | 198 | 8 | 443 | 351 | 21.8 | 32.7 | 1,076 | 4,760 | 3,256 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 13.5 | 150 | 385 | 289 | 307 | 1,952 | 1,282 |
| Jan.-une, 1917 | 564 | 111 | 6 | 314 | 133 | 197 | 11 | 557 | 235 | 24.8 | 47.4 | 789 | 4,340 | 2,695 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 13.6 | 100 | 448 | 287 | 454 | 1,296 | 906 | |
| Average deaths per annum (1912.1916), 257.8. | July-Dec., 1917 | 531 | 109 | 4 | 239 | 180 | 204 | 7 | 450 | 339 | 30.4 | 44.7 | 568 | 5,280 | 2,420 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 14.3 | 92 | 670 | 319 | 465 | 1,670 | 921 |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 443 | 115 | 3 | 221 | 104 | 259 | 7 | 499 | 235 | 300 | 37.2 | 869 | 5,826 | 3,380 | 9.4 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.7 | — | — | 473 | 636 | 1,501 | 1,074 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 277 | 67 | 8 | 150 | 52 | 241 | 28 | 544 | 188 | 35.6 | 23.3 | 1,058 | 9,470 | 4,739 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 12.6 | — | — | 747 | 991 | 2,735 | 1,754 | |
| N. Kensington. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Fund Dispensary. | April-June, 1916 | 263 | 46 | 12 | 99 | 105 | 177 | 46 | 377 | 400 | 22.3 | 12.0 | 2,790 | 5,850 | 4,900 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 17.7 | 400 | 650 | 572 | 444 | 655 | 590 |
| Population of area (census 1911), 108,363. | July-Dec., 1916 | 136 | 28 | 5 | 46 | 57 | 207 | 37 | 341 | 415 | 33.3 | 12.5 | 1,895 | 13,710 | 6,485 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 17.7 | 205 | 1,754 | 815 | 775 | 4,160 | 2,108 |
| Jan-.June, 1917 | 225 | 30 | 3 | 90 | 103 | 134 | 13 | 397 | 455 | 34.8 | 20.7 | 1,996 | 18,760 | 7,588 | 25.8 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 17.5 | 195 | 2,081 | 825 | 1,332 | 7,810 | 3,490 | |
| Average deaths per annum (1912.1916), 1980. | July-Dec., 1917 | 303 | 96 | 9 | 78 | 120 | 317 | 30 | 257 | 397 | 32.7 | 27.7 | 1,430 | 4,230 | 2,965 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 21.8 | 165 | 442 | 316 | 345 | 996 | 702 |
| Jan-June, 1918 | 404 | 91 | 27 | 101 | 185 | 225 | 68 | 250 | 457 | 27 0 | 36.9 | 2,200 | 5,348 | 4,192 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 23.8 | 321 | 519 | 429 | 342 | 1,072 | 742 | |
| July-.Dec., 1918 | 282 | 63 | 14 | 84 | 121 | 222 | 50 | 298 | 430 | 30.8 | 25.8 | 2,390 | 7,758 | 4,860 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 26.5 | 241 | 511 | 366 | 744 | 1,990 | 1,318 | |
| Paddington. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Fund Dispensary. | April-June, 1916 | 629 | 117 | 30 | 377 | 168 | 169 | 43 | 546 | 242 | 20.3 | 27.5 | 2,406 | 3,462 | 3,140 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 23.5 | - | - | 218 | - | - | 1,158 |
| Population of area (census 1911), 84,019. | July-Dec., 1916 | 395 | 87 | 12 | 178 | 118 | 220 | 30 | 451 | 299 | 26.9 | 31.4 | 2,878 | 6,528 | 5,033 | 13.6 | 80 | 8.8 | 23.4 | 144 | 410 | 300 | 533 | 4,070 | 2,624 |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 512 | 87 | 25 | 260 | 139 | 170 | 50 | 509 | 272 | 32.2 | 40.7 | 2,588 | 6,270 | 4,650 | 140 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 24.5 | 273 | 433 | 363 | 882 | 3,674 | 2,445 | |
| Average deaths per annum (1912.1916), 133.6. | July-Dec., 1917 | 433 | 70 | 25 | 241 | 96 | 163 | 59 | 557 | 221 | 36.7 | 34.4 | 2,535 | 4,706 | 3,755 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 29.5 | 193 | 356 | 284 | 1,200 | 4,110 | 2,837 |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 608 | 55 | 28 | 416 | 108 | 91 | 47 | 685 | 177 | 34.5 | 48.3 | 3,585 | 9,060 | 6,030 | 8.5 | 81 | 8.2 | 32.9 | 194 | 584 | 368 | 1,739 | 5,900 | 3,597 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 480 | 73 | 25 | 271 | 111 | 153 | 53 | 564 | 230 | 35.5 | 38.2 | 3,877 | 5,610 | 4,795 | 131 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 38.0 | 258 | 497 | 385 | 1,514 | 3,303 | 2,464 | |
| St. Marylebone. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Fund Dispensary. | April-June, 1916 | 479 | 183 | 1.9 | 168 | 108 | 383 | 39 | 351 | 227 | 25.8 | 22.6 | 840 | 2,383 | 1,669 | 15.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 23.3 | 156 | 335 | 252 | 276 | 838 | 578 |
| Population of area (census 1911), 56,575. | July-Dec., 1916 | 314 | 73 | 17 | 88 | 136 | 232 | 54 | 280 | 435 | 31.0 | 29.7 | 1,613 | 5,616 | 3,700 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 200 | 496 | 354 | 374 | 1,580 | 1,002 |
| Jan-June, 1917 | 391 | 179 | 2 | 153 | 56 | 459 | 5 | 392 | 144 | 40.7 | 36.9 | 1,182 | 2,695 | 1,906 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 32.3 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 262 | 1,270 | 745 | |
| Average deaths per annum (1912.1916), 107.0. | July-Dec., 1917 | 426 | 108 | 13 | 123 | 181 | 254 | 31 | 289 | 425 | 40.4 | 40.3 | 1,482 | 4,930 | 2,860 | 100 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 31.1 | 128 | 1,250 | 577 | 431 | 3,128 | 1,509 |
| Jan-June, 1918 | 613 | 140 | 6 | 208 | 260 | 229 | 9 | 338 | 424 | 36.9 | 580 | 1,334 | 10,276 | 4,200 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 21.6 | 240 | 1,680 | 701 | 426 | 3,400 | 1,379 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 454 | 78 | 11 | 172 | 193 | 173 | 25 | 379 | 424 | 39.9 | 430 | 1,694 | 10,060 | 4,658 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 23.5 | 164 | 1,606 | 675 | 777 | 3,305 | 1,676 | |
| Stepney (Stepney Green). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Fund Dispensary. | April-June, 1916 | 670 | 119 | 15 | 224 | 311 | 178 | 23 | 335 | 464 | 171 | 32.5 | 598 | 10,790 | 5,280 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 17 | 597 | 284 | 330 | 3,240 | 1,668 |
| Population of area (census 1911), 133,254. | July-Dec., 1916 | 625 | 161 | 12 | 316 | 136 | 258 | 19 | 506 | 218 | 34.1 | 60.6 | 383 | 9,730 | 3,580 | 80 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 23 | 435 | 164 | 88 | 1,883 | 700 |
| Jan-June, 1917 | 561 | 84 | 17 | 294 | 166 | 149 | 30 | 524 | 297 | 19.3 | 54.4 | 878 | 15,070 | 7,220 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 32 | 864 | 403 | 236 | 4,502 | 2,140 | |
| Average deaths per annum (1912.1916), 258.4. | July-Dec., 1917 | 651 | 77 | 27 | 375 | 172 | 119 | 42 | 576 | 264 | 22.7 | 63.1 | 1,046 | 13,440 | 6,997 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 19 | 923 | 454 | 213 | 3,253 | 1,676 |
| Jan-June, 1918 | 773 | 106 | 29 | 414 | 223 | 137 | 38 | 536 | 289 | 18.7 | 74.9 | 1,422 | 10,956 | 6,598 | 7.3 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 28 | 577 | 326 | 324 | 2,540 | 1,528 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 733 | 149 | 31 | 333 | 220 | 204 | 42 | 454 | 300 | 23.4 | 711 | 556 | 8,900 | 4,810 | 3.5 | 15.3 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 12 | 460 | 241 | 175 | 1,836 | 1,022 | |
| Stepney (Whitechapel). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Fund Dispensary. | April-June, 1916 | 725 | 25 | - | 398 | 301 | 35 | - | 550 | 415 | 5.4 | 45.0 | 6,575 | 32,140 | 22,840 | 21.9 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.4 | - | 1,514 | 964 | 3,150 | 7,787 | 6,100 |
| Population of area (census 1911), 69,624. | July-Dec., 1916 | 641 | 35 | 3 | 311 | 292 | 54 | 5 | 485 | 456 | 90 | 800 | 3,528 | 23,690 | 16,970 | 25.9 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 6.9 | 9 | 709 | 476 | 1,782 | 2,350 | 2,161 |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 678 | 56 | 1 | 375 | 245 | 83 | 2 | 554 | 362 | 9.3 | 84.6 | 1,032 | 27,940 | 12,336 | 27.2 | 130 | 13.3 | 4.8 | - | 695 | 292 | 369 | 3,533 | 1,698 | |
| Average deaths per annum (1912.1916), 172.8. | July-Dec., 1917 | 670 | 79 | 2 | 343 | 243 | 119 | 3 | 514 | 364 | 190 | 83.3 | 670 | 16,400 | 6,870 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 5.9 | - | 357 | 141 | 184 | 2,181 | 972 |
| Jan-June, 1918 | 787 | 99 | - | 396 | 292 | 126 | - | 503 | 571 | 17.2 | 98.2 | 716 | 12,862 | 6,366 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 35 | 445 | 226 | 196 | 1,505 | 805 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 603 | 153 | - | 141 | 309 | 253 | - | 234 | 512 | 26.7 | 74.8 | 665 | 7,324 | 3,187 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 13.0 | 40 | 418 | 183 | 187 | 2,984 | 1,246 | |
| Stepney (St. George's). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Fund Dispensary. | April-June, 1916 | 311 | 39 | 9 | 146 | 116 | 127 | 30 | 470 | 373 | 15.7 | 17.4 | 3,640 | 9,173 | 7,330 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 16.6 | 129 | 364 | 286 | - | - | - |
| Population of area (census 1911), 76,926. | July-Dec., 1916 | 375 | 56 | 22 | 174 | 123 | 149 | 59 | 465 | 328 | 17.3 | 42.0 | 1,600 | 9,910 | 7,150 | 35.2 | 23.6 | _ 24.2 | 7.3 | - | - | 188 | 800 | 1,631 | 1,358 |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 365 | 99 | - | 77 | 189 | 271 | - | 210 | 519 | 20.7 | 40.8 | 1,441 | 9,080 | 5,570 | 9.2 | 18.4 | 16.4 | 11.9 | 174 | 389 | 290 | 562 | 1,968 | 1,322 | |
| Average deaths per annum (1912.1916), 172.2 | July-Dec., 1917 | 433 | 89 | - | 190 | 153 | 206 | - | 440 | 354 | 32.7 | 48.5 | - | - | 5,730 | - | - | 7.8 | - | - | - | 319 | - | 1,588 | |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 686 | 114 | - | 316 | 257 | 166 | - | 460 | 374 | 24.2 | 76.8 | 1,450 | 13,900 | 6,200 | - | - | 7.4 | 14*1 | - | - | 390 | 536 | 2,556 | 1,339 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 584 | 57 | - | 354 | 173 | 97 | - | 606 | 296 | 20.9 | 65.4 | 9,780 | 29,060 | 13,720 | 10.5 | 56.8 | 144 | 2,810 | 688 | 1,552 | |||||