Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 52.—Tuberculosis Dispensaries.—Analysis of Returns, January-December, 1936.
On dispensary register. 1-1-36 | Transferred during 1936 from other areas and cases returned after discharge | Examined for first time during 1936 (a) New cases excluding contacts (b) Contacts (printed in italics) | Total number (including contacts) under dispensary supervision during 1936 | Removed from dispensary register during 1936. | On dispensary register 31-12-36 | Total attendances | Visits to home for dispensary purposes by | No, of specimens of sputum examined | No. of X-ray ex-amina-tiors | Number of T.B. +cases on dispensary register | ||||||||||||||
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Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Diagnosis not confirmed | Non-tuberculous | Total | (a) Recovered, (b) Non tuberculous (printed in italics) | (a) Transferred to other areas or lost sight of (b) Died (printed in italics) | ||||||||||||||||||
Definitely tuberculous | Diag-nosis not completed | Tuberculosis officers | Nurses or health visitors | |||||||||||||||||||||
Metropolitan borough | Definitely tuberculous | Diag-nosis not confirmed | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | ||||||||||||
Battersea | 800 | 108 | 45 | 132 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 300 | 134 | 449 | 147 | 1,787 | 70 | 114 | 724 | 15 | 4,024 | 403 | 4,089 | 671 | 401 | 375 |
739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bermondsey | 819 | 16 | 16 | 87 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 274 | 82 | 388 | 1,767 | 41 | 69 | 796 | 20 | 3,875 | 1,112 | 2,473 | 1,275 | 997 | 332 | |
2 | 816 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethnal | 721 | 13 | 25 | 85 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 233 | 99 | 337 | 128 | 1,360 | 44 | 123 | 647 | 17 | 4,186 | 140 | 3,555 | 349 | 501 | 267 |
Green | 57 | 664 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Camber well | 1,672 | 17 | 50 | 127 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 20 | - | 376 | 131 | 544 | 151 | 3,143 | 18 | 166 | 1,626 | 29 | 5,896 | 626 | 9,223 | 1,357 | 666 | 724 |
2 | 2 | 1,655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chelsea | 307 | 3 | 31 | 74 | 2 | 12 | - | 4 | 1 | 225 | 96 | 315 | 99 | 888 | 29 | 73 | 279 | 4 | 1,856 | 53 | 3,329 | 407 | 581 | 130 |
2 | 77 | 283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Deptford | 494 | 27 | 56 | 89 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 173 | 76 | 291 | 102 | 1,143 | 23 | 123 | 475 | 27 | 2,680 | 212 | 3,235 | 677 | 216 | 268 | |
502 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finsbury | 439 | 8 | 24 | 75 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 23 | 165 | 35 | 776 | 41 | 52 | 399 | 5 | 1,362 | 158 | 2,200 | 135 | 298 | 196 | |
404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fulham | 749 | 16 | 65 | 151 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 256 | 297 | 433 | 320 | 1,850 | 41 | 136 | 703 | 22 | 5,109 | 426 | 3,418 | 1,015 | 420 | 335 | |
725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greenwich | 529 | 3 | 34 | 110 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 236 | 150 | 368 | 185 | 1,304 | 70 | 77 | 513 | 28 | 2,930 | 95 | 2,372 | 242 | 554 | 257 |
2 | 541 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hackney | 1,248 | 9 | 95 | 133 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 381 | 158 | 551 | 181 | 2,544 | 82 | 199 | 1,150 | 16 | 6,613 | 288 | 3,019 | 995 | 815 | 529 |
7 | 2 | 1,166 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hammersmith | 802 | 3 | 59 | 129 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1 | — | 177 | 61 | 318 | 80 | 1,628 | 32 | 86 | 833 | 1 | 2,650 | 255 | 4,135 | 462 | 300 | 371 |
2 | 834 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampstead | 218 | 6 | 27 | 60 | - | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 19 | 134 | 27 | 464 | 3 | 81 | 218 | 8 | 1,236 | 63 | 1,768 | 173 | 95 | 115 |
29 | 226 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Holborn | 226 | 1 | 12 | 40 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 14 | 4 | 62 | 8 | 366 | 1 | 31 | 238 | | 1 | 854 | 41 | 1,002 | 112 | 86 | 115 |
27 | 77 | 239 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Islington | 1356 | 7 | 136 | 265 | 19 | 33 | 23 | 4 | - | 401 | 73 | 703 | 115 | 2,844 | 57 | 293 | 1,366 | 8 | 8,862 | 468 | 6,316 | 908 | 658 | 694 |
2 | 249 | 959 | 1,374 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kensington | 630 | 14 | 68 | 133 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 235 | 79 | 394 | 99 | 1,365 | 90 | 147 | 537 | 16 | 2,606 | 62 | 2,314 | 754 | 516 | 277 |
77 | 553 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lambeth | 1,368 | 100 | 86 | 187 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 56 | 12 | 363 | 77 | 621 | 104 | 2,976 | 50 | 279 | 1,345 | 105 | 6,230 | 895 | 4,781 | 1,165 | 1,400 | 654 |
1,450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lewisham | 975 | 4 | 89 | 147 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | 149 | 41 | 314 | 53 | 1,696 | 39 | 121 | 987 | 3 | 3,405 | 267 | 4,610 | 395 | 140 | 555 |
2 | 95 | 990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Paddington | 871 | 14 | 24 | 103 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 344 | 330 | 461 | 364 | 1,943 | 27 | 117 | 852 | 11 | 7,245 | 494 | 5,168 | 386 | 333 | 255 |
2 | 863 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Poplar | 777 | 27 | 40 | 129 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 265 | 194 | 424 | 233 | 1,904 | 69 | 86 | 741 1 | 29 | 6,764 | 647 | 7,288 | 831 | 369 | 420 |
2 | 2 | 770 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Maryle- | 412 | 7 | 30 | 87 | I | 11 | 6 | 4 | 72 | 22 | 174 | 29 | 778 | 20 | 99 | 375 1 | 10 | 2,311 | 237 | 2,749 | 172 | 353 | 195 | |
bone | 57 | 385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Pancras | 702 | 23 | 112 | 188 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 177 | 59 | 425 | 90 | 1,611 | 54 | 172 | 754 | 42 | 3,181 | 104 | 4,382 | 529 | 243 | 417 |
92 | 796 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoreditch | 622 | 22 | 36 | 60 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 226 | 154 | 306 | 175 | 1,375 | 37 | 59 | 591 | 19 | 3,845 | 152 | 3,136 | 883 | 268 | 255 |
1 | 55 | 610 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
South wark | 608 | 45 | 50 | 94 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 14 | 120 | 16 | 259 | 41 | 1,260 | 38 | 153 | 557 | 56 | 4,315 | 315 | 4,139 | 495 | 988 | 297 |
2 | 613 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stepney | 1,725 | 143 | 69 | 206 | 9 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 253 | 63 | 497 | 96 | 3,171 | 85 | 148 | 1,676 | 22 | 5,293 | 458 | 5,545 | 915 | 468 | 763 |
1 | 2 | 279 | 1,698 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stoke | 213 | 3 | 25 | 38 | 1 | 3 | _ | 4 | _ | 74 | 24 | 119 | 25 | 466 | 12 | 42 | 213 | 5 | 1,089 | 109 | 1,028 | 315 | 74 | 119 |
Newington | 218 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wandsworth | 1,378 | 26 | 120 | 244 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 408 | 255 | 694 | 272 | 2,893 | 53 | 202 | 1.379 | 19 | 5,059 | 788 | 5,112 | 1,443 | 201 | 804 |
1,398 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Westminster | 655 | - | 15 | 221 | 3 | 16 | 11 | - | - | 82 | 36 | 319 | 50 | 1,166 | 3 | 201 | 646 | - | 2,393 | 109 | 2,885 | 187 | 100 | 203 |
75 | 646 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Woolwich | 880 | 1 | 3 | 181 | 9 | 24 | 18 | - | - | 314 | 158 | 519 | 185 | 2,080 | 64 | 75 | 877 | - | 5,494 | 433 | 4,316 | 462 | 815 | 337 |
6 | 877 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 22,196 | 666 | 1,442 | 3,575 | 173 | 407 | 299 | 332 | 114 | 6,270 | 2,911 | 10584 | 3,497 | 46,548 | 1,193 | 3,524 | 21,497 | 538 | 111363 | 9,410 | 107587 | 17,710 | 12,856 | 10,259 |
22,035 |