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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY | TUBERCULOSIS CARE WORK | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases on Borough register on 1-1-46... | 999 | New cases and re-registrations | 89 |
| „ „ „ added in 1946 | 1 13 | Cases receiving extra nourishment | 123 |
| „ „ „ deleted in 1946 | 111 | ,, given monetary help | 100 |
| „ „ „ on Borough register on 31-12-46 | 1,001 | „ given other help | 97 |
| „ „ new cases (excluding contacts) | 246 | „ referred elsewhere for help | 44 |
| „ „ contacts | 173 | TUBERCULOSIS ALLOWANCES | |
| Total attendances | 3,408 | ||
| Patients admitted to institutions | 56 | Applies, for maintenance allowances | 31 |
| Specimens of sputum examined | 475 | Maintenance allowances granted | 30 |
| X-ray examinations | 954 | do. existing at end of year | 30 |
| Domiciliary visits by medical officer | 155 | Discretionary allowances made | 9 |
| „ „ ,, T.B. visitors | 3,101 | Special allowances made | 13 |
MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT
| (1) | (2) | New Cases | (7) | (8) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | No. of sessions held | (3) 0-5 | (4) 5-15 | (5) 15 + | (6) Total | Revisits | Total attendances |
| General medical clinic | 53 | - | - | 175 | 175 | 596 | 771 |
| Gynaecological clinic | 55 | - | - | 294 | 294 | 520 | 814 |
| Foot clinic | 682 | 7 | 16 | 461 | 484 | 8,305 | 8,789 |
| Dental hospital | 794 | 154 | 353 | 3,005 | 3,512 | 6,946 | 10,458 |
| Diphtheria immunisation clinic | 65 | 681 | 77 | 2 | 760 | 2,162 | 2,922 |
| Personal cleansing : scabies | 608 | 153 | 1 10 | 296 | 559 | 1,424 | 1,983 |
| vermin | 608 | 6 | — | 33 | 39 | 47 | 86 |
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE STATISTICAL
INFORMATION
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Visits | Total | 1st Visits | Total | ||
| Expectant mothers | 851 | 2,188 | Puerperal fever | - | - |
| Infants | 1,003 | 4,352 | Puerperal pyrexia | 11 | 13 |
| Children aged 1-5 | 285 | 5,535 | Child life protection | — | 60 |
| Interviews | — | 1,429 | Stillbirth visits | 25 | 29 |
| Futile visits | — | 1,981 | Premature infants | 50 | 302 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum, etc. | 24 | 50 |
CLINIC ATTENDANCES
| (1) | (2) | Children | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—1 | 1—5 | ||||||||
| Centre | No. of Sessions | (3) Seen by Dr. | (4) Total | (5) Seen by Dr. | (6) Total | Antenatal | Miscellaneous | Total | Attendances |
| Model Welfare Centre | 594 | 2,483 | 5,604 | 1,404 | 2,537 | 3,813 | 4,460 | 16,414 | 1,300 |
| Britannia Walk Centre | 103 | 749 | 1,747 | 545 | 966 | — | 44 | 2,757 | 184 |
| Total | 697 | 3,232 | 7,351 | 1,949 | 3,503 | 3,813 | 4,504 | 19,171 | 1,484 |