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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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STATISTICS,
| General | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New patients referred to Clinic | 9,439 | 10,909 | 10,769 | 10,728 | 9,628 |
| Total attendances at consultative sessions | 22,802 | 24,290 | 23,573 | 22,971 | 22,212 |
| Total attendances for refills | 8,652 | 7,454 | 6,299 | 4,212 | 2,609 |
| Number of persons X-rayed | 16,544 | 17,173 | 17,709 | 17,902 | 16,125 |
| Sessions held | 1,192 | 1,198 | 1,211 | 1,218 | 1,277 |
| Number of home visits by physicians | 286 | 411 | 431 | 424 | 281 |
| New respiratory cases | 147 | 149 | 152 | 143 | 103 |
| New non-respiratory cases | 24 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 13 |
| Total new tuberculous cases | 171 | 176 | 169 | 164 | 116 |
| Tuberculous cases on register at 31st December | 1,788 | 1,733 | 1,600 | 1,508 | 1,460 |
| Removal from register as (a) Dead | 24 | 44 | 25 | 29 | 35 |
| (b) Recovered | 57 | 68 | 155 | 85 | 96 |
| Antenatal patients X rayed | 1,482 | 1,040 | 1,140 | 1,180 | 1,169 |
| Number found to have active tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| New cases diagnosed | 41 | 50 | 55 | 72 | 62 |
| Cases known to have died during the year | 36 | 36 | 36 | 57 | 60 |