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Islington 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington]

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1934] 48
At the Northern Dispensary there were 742 new cases, and at the Southern
554, while the attendances at the former were 3,775 and at the latter 4,294. The
examination of contacts with tuberculous cases showed that 31 were suffering from
tuberculosis, 28 were suspects, and 457 were not suffering. The nurses of the
Northern Dispensary paid 1,247 visits, and those of the Southern 2,141, to the
homes of the patients, while the Tuberculosis Officer of the Northern Dispensary
made 200 visits, and of the Southern 203 visits to the patients' homes for the
purpose of examining them.
Pneumothorax Treatment was also administered to thirty-nine patients
at a cost of £232 5s. 6d.
Finsen Light Treatment.—Nil.
*Artificial Sunlight Treatment.—One case under treatment in the year
under review at a cost of £2 9s. 0d.
*Kromeyer Lamp.

Table: TUBERCULOSIS.The number of persons in attendance at the Dispensaries in each year was as follows :—

TUBERCULOSIS.

The number of persons in attendance at the Dispensaries in each year was as follows :—

19301931193219331934
North DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth Dispy
New Cases563585641609601568668469742554
Actual Number of Attendances2910544331535001304145453426409137754294
Totals3473602837945610364251134094456045174848

Table: A summary of the combined dispensaries is given for the following years :-

A summary of the combined dispensaries is given for the following years :-

Cases.Attendances.
19301,1488,353
19311.2508,154
19321,1697,586
19331,1377,517
19341,2968,069
Totals6,00039,679

Table: Table showing the number ofPersonsattending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1934.

Table showing the number ofPersonsattending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1934.

Date.DispensaryJan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Year.Total.
Attendances ^Northern3683253393483213223162612353283033093,7758,069
Southern4123794183464033523403342843533802934,294
New Cases Including ContactsNorthern69624460515557355170411477421,296
Southern615158495743334427484934554
Contacts. TuberculousNorthern3-1-22-2----1031
Southern112243211_-3121
SuspectsNorthern234-111-31--1628
Southern1—-11311---4-12
Non-TuberculousNorthern26261120182015819341866281457
Southern1316241917881211211413176
Nurses' VisitsNorthern989210712212412310859109102131721,2473,388
Southern1641831761702051832091871801801581462,141
TuberculosisOfficers' VisitsNorthern29161614171919198141514200403
Southern112231251423111110131814203