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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
Shoreditch 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The cases reached the Dispensary through the following channels:—
| Sent through the Town Hall (Health Visitors, &c.) | 62 |
| Transferred from Royal Hospital for Diseases of the Chest | 64 |
| Sent by medical practitioners | 52 |
| Sent through school doctors, &c. | 60 |
| Brought up as " contacts " | 155 |
| By the London Insurance Committee | 1 |
| Sent through other agencies | 19 |
| Total | 413 |
| Examinations by the X-rays | 57 |
| Treatments in Dental Department | 40 |
| Specimens examined in Bacteriological Department | 247 |
The new cases, classified according to the diagnosis, give the following
figures:—
107 pulmonary tuberculosis = about 25 per cent.
170 suspected to be tuberculous = „ 42 „
67 per cent.
136 not tuberculous or suffering
— from other diseases
,, 33 „
113
The deaths numbered 14.
The attendances each month were as follows
| Month. | New Cases. | Attendances. |
|---|---|---|
| January | 46 | 226 |
| February | 39 | 219 |
| March | 28 | 234 |
| April | 31 | 256 |
| May | 30 | 242 |
| June | 36 | 269 |
| July | 53 | 280 |
| August | 22 | 237 |
| September | 31 | 247 |
| October | 26 | 256 |
| November | 32 | 241 |
| December | 39 | 241 |
| 413 | 2,948 |