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London County Council 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Tuberculosis Dispensaries—analysis of Returns Jan. — Dec., 1923.

Borough and dispensary.Under observation on 1-1-1923 pending diagnosis.Examined for first time during 1923, including contacts.Number of contacts included in (3).Number included under (2) and (3) suffering fromNumber included under (2) and (3) found to be non-tuberculous.Under observation on 31st December, 1923,pending diagnosis.Total attend ances.Visits to homes byHome consultations.Number referred to affiliated hospital.No. of specimens of sputum examined
(a) Pulmonary.(6) Non-pulmonary.
Adults.Children.Adults.Children.AdultsChildren.Adults.Child ren.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.(a) Tuberculosis officer.(b)Dispensary nurse.
Citv of London11421921111312918116497647_1843
Battersea5236482411902001509153727932985695,4361886,94240921,132
Bermondsey81548443310927116522142027937729245,652664,1625081923
Bethnal Green11251733422328312521635365291944,9321711,53529162756
Camberwell691799990528554629827424265983937710,7161,1035,914501971,925
Chelsea10912824819457536111525227330332,932982,9951730
Deptford93380381131150100811232653531135,4913805,07911665
Finsbury91527515411311099412161471371873,9202852,949112438
Fulham95497513138273132917713384421255,5495524,60350161,616
Greenwich11937446822436311119121924341715158,3291764,88826No hos235
Hackney (Vic. Pk. Hpl.)8524304239252124312253692711136,4122112,44825162790
(Metro. Hpl.)109240143981177965101491291342,643502,472398430
Hammersmith712401189771161338191723115912102,7051793,3473016543
Hampstead1282431799210779921153158771,534482,2641275299
Holborn15699593346362972563960131,52973106
Islington (R.N. Hpl.)734123091262321404261424329334,0012131,312230394
„ (R. Ch. Hpl.) ..1053751901191301665122017815518116,8254012,53212693
Kensington (Lad. Gr.) „ (Brompton)58394413641401901157103533332838305,124892,943101786
Lambeth (Cent.)5729437191136108159742028216234284,995802,0197070729
„ (St. Thomas's)15246713192621513221230111674,9242,266374438
Lewisham5739227193132173813221992309123,1982962,873923201
Paddington (Talbot Rd.)59814093521139810316393523755155,5714242,533303489
(St. Mary's)10415711353742712129104791385,2811201,253499107
Poplar8391,0119121,0543024591502419151,53420112557,3253299,0747291,665
St. Marylebone116525014842788413322135944363,1553331,263141367
St. Pancras (Oakley Sq.)37193682511001781531011918021652333,0501243773767
(U.C. Hpl.)12587692047393794559631,233858447134
„ (Maiden Rd.)628282304519134496712127031780124
Shoreditch23174073091592391427101525128618126,3903612,682114716
Southwark2286404632113112203117383883901845,963322,8207500
Stepney (Green)384446152825437612545101233445521323,5111672,2751225521
„ (St. G.-in-the-E.)13253974391923221151872124537416242,4812151,4771511407
„ (Whitechapel)955484452953381411661638040715103,2231942,256229594
Stoke Newington73110834158342667073451,40732778565215
Wandsworth1298305101692202921139334804673077,1112415,34829481,720
Westminster433561731341072031441714814523,1332274,71720932360
Woolwich21256555452552701251371451452126157,6136273,90945607

*The scheme (for treatment of tuberculosis) of the Corporation of London includes non-residents employed in the City. The figures shown in this table are for
residents only.
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