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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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T able T12—
| Chest clinics | Estimated population served | Total new cases of tuberculosis (all forms) | New contacts seen | New contacts not determined | New contacts diagnosed | New contacts found tuberculous | Per cent new contacts found tuberculous among diagnosed contacts | Calculated rate of new contacts seen per 100 new cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 51,070 | 43 | 106 | — | 106 | — | — | 247 |
| Fulham | 117,100 | 142 | 168 | 124 | 44 | 1 | 2.3 | 118 |
| Hammersmith | 113,300 | 152 | 530 | — | 530 | 8 | 1.5 | 349 |
| Hampstead | 97,580 | 98 | 426 | — | 426 | 5 | 1.2 | 435 |
| Paddington and Kensington | 290,000 | 483 | 1,562 | 305 | 1,257 | 28 | 2.2 | 323 |
| St. Marylebone | 73,040 | 76 | 213 | — | 213 | 7 | 3.3 | 280 |
| St. Pancras | 133,100 | 156 | 310 | 17 | 293 | 3 | 1.0 | 199 |
| Westminster, City of | 96,100 | 100 | 204 | — | 204 | 4 | 2.0 | 204 |
| Finsbury | 34,870 | 36 | 95 | 14 | 81 | 1 | 1.2 | 264 |
| Holborn | 22,640 | 38 | 122 | 4 | 118 | — | — | 321 |
| Islington | 228,300 | 371 | 752 | 50 | 702 | 28 | 4.0 | 203 |
| Shoreditch | 44,520 | 36 | 184 | 3 | 181 | — | — | 511 |
| Stoke Newington and Hackney North | 137,320 | 122 | 516 | 6 | 510 | 13 | 2.5 | 423 |
| Hackney South and Bethnal Green | 131,180 | 123 | 451 | 33 | 418 | 3 | 0.7 | 367 |
| City of London | 5,180 | 4 | 79 | 6 | 73 | 3 | 4.1 | 1,975 |
| Poplar | 68,620 | 63 | 298 | 151 | 147 | 4 | 2.7 | 473 |
| Stepney | 98,160 | 122 | 598 | — | 598 | 9 | 1—5 | 490 |
| Deptford | 71,840 | 118 | 279 | 5 | 274 | 5 | 1.8 | 236 |
| Greenwich | 88,780 | 78 | 498 | 12 | 486 | 8 | 1.6 | 638 |
| Woolwich (both clinics) | 147,500 | 157 | 431 | 61 | 370 | 13 | 3.5 | 293 |
| Camberwell | 177,800 | 317 | 968 | — | 968 | 12 | 1.2 | 305 |
| Lewisham | 222,100 | 196 | 877 | — | 877 | 14 | 1.6 | 447 |
| Bermondsey | 56,200 | 64 | 202 | — | 202 | 10 | 5.0 | 316 |
| Lambeth North | 103,700 | 99 | 653 | — | 653 | 4 | 0.6 | 660 |
| Lambeth South | 120,200 | 80 | 317 | — | 317 | 6 | 1.9 | 396 |
| Southwark | 92,300 | 157 | 672 | — | 672 | 3 | 0.4 | 428 |
| Battersea | 112,900 | 83 | 355 | 27 | 328 | 11 | 3.4 | 428 |
| Wandsworth Town Hall clinic | 182,300 | 164 | 362 | 31 | 331 | 6 | 1.8 | 221 |
| Balham ,, | 155,300 | 97 | 459 | 52 | 407 | 21 | 5.2 | 473 |
| TOTAL | 3,273,000 | 3,775 | 12,687 | 901 | 11,786 | 230 | 2.0 | 336 |
Figures are taken from chest clinic returns T. 145 to Ministry of Health. 'New contacts seen' may include local work contacts not resident in the County of London.
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*These are the latest available figures and relate to 1955.