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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
Stepney 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Cases of Tuberculosis notified for the first time in 1914.
| Pulmonary. | All others. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitechapel Dispensary | 131 | 12 | 143 |
| Stepney Dispensary | 172 | 35 | 207 |
| St. George's Dispensary | 98 | 5 | 103 |
| General Practitioners | 371 | 68 | 439 |
| Poor Law | 218 | 45 | 263 |
| Hospitals, Sanatoria | 230 | 134 | 364 |
| Schools | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 1,230 | 302 | 1,532 |
The number notified by the three voluntary tuberculosis dispensaries was 453,
of which 401 referred to Pulmonary Tuberculosis. 50 duplicate certificates were
received; these referred to cases that had been previously notified.
The number of new cases notified by the three dispensaries is a little over 32
per cent. of the total number of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and less than 30 per cent.
of new cases of Tuberculosis of all kinds notified during the year.
The following table gives the total number of persons occupying rooms with Consumptive persons, the number of rooms so occupied, and the average number of persons living per room
| Number of cases and contacts. | Number of rooms. | Average number per room. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limehouse | 1,061 | 739 | 1.43 |
| St. George's | 1,052 | 580 | 1.81 |
| Mile End | 2,860 | 1,706 | 1.67 |
| Whitechapel | 1,415 | 711 | 1.99 |
Houses in which there were (or had been):—
2 cases of Tuberculosis in 108 houses, accounting for 216 cases.
3 ,, ,, 15 ,, ,, 45 „
4 ,, ,, 1 ,, ,, 4 „
5 and over „ 1 „ „ 5 „
Total number of new cases occurring in tenements of:—
| 1 room. | 2 rooms. | 3 rooms. | 4 and more | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limehouse | 32 | 66 | 66 | 90 | 254 |
| St. George's | 51 | 66 | 53 | 52 | 222 |
| Mile End | 77 | 137 | 168 | 138 | 520 |
| Whitechapel | 69 | 107 | 57 | 60 | 293 |
| 229 | 376 | 344 | 340 | 1,289 |