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Shoreditch 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
With the exception of those carried out at the Tuberculosis Dispensary, all the
examinations made directly on behalf of the Borough Council were performed by
the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene. The following examinations
were carried out:—
Swabs for b. diphtheriae, 978; Sputum for tubercle bacilli, 5; Swab for
gonococci, 1; Bloods for Kahn test, 481; Swabs for meningococci, 17;
Ice Cream, 65; Dried Milk, 1; Well Water, 1; Swabs for virulence test, 1;
Swabs for haemolytic streptococci, 23; Urine for complete examination, 2;
Stools for infective organisms, 68; Maternity Dressings, 1; Ice Cream
Powder, 3; Water, 2.
INSULIN
During the year one person, a female, was provided with insulin under authority
given by Section 227, Public Health (London) Act, 1936. The cost to the Council
was £9 7s. 9d.
IV.—TUBERCULOSIS
Notifications.—Sixty-nine new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 10 of nonpulmonary
tuberculosis were notified during 1947, compared with 78 pulmonary
and 10 non-pulmonary notifications in 1946.
The following table gives details regarding the ages of notification of pulmonary and non-pulmonary cases, respec-
tively:-
| Age periods | FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS Number of primary notifications of new cases | Total Notifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 and upwards | Total (all ages) | ||
| Pulmonary, Males | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 45 |
| „ Females | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 33 | 38 |
| Non-pulmonary, Males | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 |
| „ Females | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 |
| Total | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 79 | 95 |