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Shoreditch 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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INSTITUTIONAL ACCOMMODATION FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
The following table shows the number of admissions and discharges according to the intimations of admissions and discharges received from these sanatoria and from other institutions during the year 1934. :—
| Number of Intimations on Form I (of admission of case to Institution). | Number of Intimations on Form II (of discharge of case from Institution). | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.C.C. Hospitals. | Sanatoria. | L.C.C. Hospitals. | Sanatoria. | |
| Pulmonary, males | 51 | 80 | 48 | 61 |
| Pulmonary, females | 26 | 59 | 23 | 50 |
| Non-pulmonary, males... | 2 | 20 | 4 | 15 |
| Non-pulmonary, females | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Totals | 84 | 167 | 79 | 129 |
Apart from actual in-patient treatment, facilities for specialised out-patient treatment
are satisfactory. Radiological work is carried out largely at the Royal Chest
Hospital, or in the case of non-pulmonary cases, at St. Leonard's or the Royal
Northern Hospitals. Cases for specialised light treatment are usually referred to the
London Hospital. Artificial pneumothorax work is carried out at various chest
hospitals. Additional cases are treated at the Municipal Dental Hospital and
particulars of this important work will be found on page 87.
PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS)
REGULATIONS, 1925.
No case came to notice in which it was necessary to advise that an individual
suffering from tuberculosis should be required to discontinue his employment in the
milk trade as provided for in the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1925.
The work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary is summarised in the following returns
to the Ministry of Health:—