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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
Hendon 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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I am indebted to Dr H.J. Trenchard, Physician-inCharge
of the Edgware Chest Clinic, which serves an area
comprising the Borough of Hendon and the Stanmore,
Queensbury and Kingsbury districts of Harrow and Wembley,,
for the following report on the work of the clinic during
the year:-
| 1949 | 1950 | 19S1 | 19S2 | 1953 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New patients referred to clinic | 4,332 | 4,156 | 6,107 | 7,133 | 8,295 |
| Total attendances | 20,665 | 26,297 | 30.046 | 30,183 | 30,644 |
| Total attendances for refills | 10,614 | 11,711 | 12,214 | 11,443 | 10,114 |
| No of home visits by physicians | 281 | 358 | 291 | 300 | 383 |
| No of persons X-rayed | 10,011 | 16,717 | 14,552 | 18,388 | 16,537 |
| No of contacts seen | 2,820 | 4,545 | 4,439 | 4,322 | 5,375 |
| New Respiratory cases of Tuberculosis | 225 | 172 | 178 | 184 | 171 |
| New non-respiratory cases of Tuberculosis | 19 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 16 |
| Tuberculous cases on register on 3lst December | 1,669 | 1,750 | 1,753 | 1,761 | 1,764 |
| Removed from register because of death | 56 | 31 | 40 | 47 | 44 |
| Removed from register as recovered | 26 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 54 |
| No of tuberculous patients awaiting admission on 31st December | 103 | 115 | 91 | 95 | 48 |
The attendances at Edgware Chest Clinic have remained
at a high level during 1953, and although there has been
little change in the total numbers, new patient attendances
have increased The winter of 1952-53 brought the
notorious smog which caused a great increase in respiratory
diseases and deaths therefrom The work in the first
half of 1953 was consequently extremely heavy and led to
great strain This resulted in the illness of one of the
medical staff. It was realised that the staff needed to
be strengthened and an additional assistant physician
was appointed to undertake some extra sessions at the
clinic.
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