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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
Croydon 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE T. 6.
Table showing details of Medical Examinations made by the Medical Officer to the Tuberculosis
Dispensary, 1915.
| Period. 1915. | Total Medical Examinations made. | New Cases Examined. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the Dispensary. | Patients Houses. | |||||||||
| Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | Grand Total. | Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | |
| Jan. 1st to March 31st | 429 | 775 | 1204 | 38 | 54 | 92 | 1296 | 79 | 185 | 264 |
| April 1st to June 30th | 524 | 962 | I486 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 1538 | 66 | 169 | 235 |
| July 1st to Sept. 30th | 398 | 915 | 1313 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 1364 | 50 | 106 | 156 |
| Oct. 1st to Dec. 31st | 451 | 1144 | 1595 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 1648 | 44 | 129 | 173 |
| T otals | 1802 | 3796 | 5598 | 118 | 130 | 248 | 5846 | 239 | 589 | 828 |
| Note.—In addition to the medical examinations shown in this table the Medical Officer also visited and examined the tuberculous patients at the Borough Hospital twice weekly throughout the year. [The average number of examinations made per day (including visits) was 19 7, and the average number of new cases seen per day was 2.8]. | ||||||||||