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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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All New Persons Examined.
| Contacts | 30 | 12 | 246 | 288 |
| Other new cases | 138 | 8 | 242 | 388 |
| Totals | 168 | 20 | 488 | 676 |
Total number of Patients:
| Insured | 588 |
| b— Non-Insured | 693 |
| Total | 1,281 |
Attendances in the Special Departments :—
Bacteriological Examinations— 432. X-Ray Examinations—102.
The New Persons examined, and attendances each month were as follows:—
| New Persons Examined. | Attendances. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | |
| January | 27 | 46 | 73 | 506 | 245 | 751 |
| February | 37 | 46 | 83 | 449 | 242 | 691 |
| March | 25 | 46 | 71 | 477 | 271 | 748 |
| April | 22 | 32 | 54 | 357 | 196 | 553 |
| May | 20 | 46 | 66 | 396 | 232 | 628 |
| Tune | 13 | 33 | 46 | 396 | 191 | 587 |
| July | 18 | 19 | 37 | 349 | 170 | 519 |
| August | 14 | 26 | 40 | 359 | 131 | 490 |
| September | 16 | 25 | 41 | 381 | 136 | 517 |
| October | 22 | 44 | 66 | 381 | 218 | 599 |
| November.. | 17 | 37 | 54 | 385 | 198 | 563 |
| December | 20 | 25 | 45 | 326 | 149 | 475 |
| Totals | 251 | 425 | 676 | 4,742 | 2,379 | 7,121 |
A. J. McFarland.