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London County Council 1924

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

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Table: Tuberculosis Dispensaries—Analysis of Returns Jan.—Dec., 1924.

Tuberculosis Dispensaries—Analysis of Returns Jan.—Dec., 1924.

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Borough and dispensary.Under observation on 1-1-1924 pending diagnosis.Examined for first time during 1924, 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, 1024, pending diagnosis or ceased attendance before comp etion of d agnos s.Total attendances.Visits to homes byHome consultations.Number referred to affiliated hospital.No. of specimens of sputum examined
(a) Pulmonary.(b) Non-pulmonary.
AdultsChildren.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Child ren.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.(a) Tuberculosis officer.(b) Dispen sary nurse.
*City of London11341415715–––161243522–60122545
Battersea856941738869202135161131186312170984,3892666,53412811,265
Bermondsey292450059110439017922203531254518135,966354,15335971,216
Bethnal Green94420229126155107115232862002194,4481551,6553188706
Camberwell37776478326445922910254047172976119,5751,2419,152582961,556
Chelsea30333063304372544–1123830244463,416702,792––555
Deptford11334129296971015122121425325165,5373314,57142–709
Finsbury18721314872105816121312612612103,5692212,80736356
Fulham1255174791252391527175834039920205,7525494,77538221,665
Greenwich15154484712482331252081931743013176,9031354,46327–215
Hackney (Vic. Pk. Hpl.)113452259166210121318172932363165,6051762,20428149754
„ (Metro. Hpl.)13424314684117901715151129852,8261052,41016102417
Hammersmith1210382216711251439192421117621173,5101673,1562827574
Hampstead77202163757655110151351449101,601562,2301210222
Holhorn3–7038222629–4134376–65411998146103
Islington (R.N. Hpl.)3–3451548710313321314193135933,3451841,154340315
„ (R. Ch. Hpl.)18113791691151031464201620915022106,0723252,25638606
Kensington1016478388181192113383333634531234,701822,42619–591
Lambeth (Cent.)34284961831298220516212825414550225,2911601,78770108809
,, (St. Thomas's)7–5643379823114981915395311835,0841862,40613676461
Lewisham912419268122141161719212362471253,3273542,8872013183
Paddington (Talbot Rd.)515416360172193100386729327620295,0894682,3642432213
„ (St. Mary's)1381631065266381171311492785,0171201,477576115
Poplar25581279926835816016183063372526336,1863138,8693341,668
St. Marylebone4362231144256761310201136828494,0102162,470104316
St. Pancras (Oakley Sq.)5233337219841351552111014618977512,9051953523–881
„ (U.C. Hpl.)631114620294939353436–9558669173130
„ (Maiden Rd.)121278772353293533360232387336861–173
Shoreditch181240225514719614156112372433686,0882582,816–7693
Southwark18455135312925521314162727828062365,446643,192217840
Stepney (Green)2132439369264265100308832533427292,7471112,1631115648
„ (St. G.-in-the-E.)16244254202023001051372329737232362,4952011,4441717391
„ (Whitechapel)15105683483432671241191143131219243,8961762,089130739
Stoke Newington45108683245443385857751,43064994444207
Wandsworth307849461175208311629185144352596,6273314,91469331,789
Westminster2–373230110160218191715140196––3,2921785,95424312232
Woolwich26155975181652281501691943346331356,1604553,46447–515
Totals64148014,44210,7894,5406,2794,5363034607369,0519,5081,0367221553098,0031087349022,18822,873

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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.