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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE T. 3.
Table showing details of Medical Examinations made by the Medical Officer to the Tuberculosis
Dispensary, 1918.
| Period. 1918. | Total Medical Examinations made. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the Dispensary. | Patients Houses. | Grand Total. | New Cases Examined. | |||||||
| Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | Insured. | NonInsured. | Total. | Insured. | NonInsured. | Total. | ||
| Jan. 1st to March 31st | 466 | 1675 | 2141 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 2194 | 62 | 117 | 179 |
| April 1st to June 30th | 590 | 1751 | 2341 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 2395 | 96 | 137 | 233 |
| July 1st to Sept. 30th | 628 | 1219 | 1847 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 1892 | 103 | 104 | 207 |
| Oct.1st to Dec. 31st | 481 | 1399 | 1880 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 1913 | 39 | 92 | 131 |
| Totals | 2165 | 6044 | 8209 | 69 | 116 | 185 | 8394 | 300 | 450 | 750 |
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 29 3, and the average number of new cases seen
per day was 2.6.