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Stoke Newington 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington]
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BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
Year 1921.
| Insured Persons Male | Insured Persons Female | Uninsured Persons Male | Uninsured Persons Female | Contacts | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | ||||||||
| I. | U. | I. | U. | ||||||
| New patients attending | 54 | 14 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 38 | 8 | 50 | 229 |
| Attendances of old patients | 501 | 170 | 256 | 314 | 4 | 51 | 19 | 122 | 1,437 |
| Home consultations | 15 | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - | — | (new) (old) 2 23 = 25 |
| Sputum examined | 119 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 194 |
Original Cases found Pulmonary Tuberculosis 47
Contact ,, „ „ „ 3
50
Original „ „ Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 12
Contact ,, ,, ,, ,, 3
15
Original „ „ Doubtful 44
Contact „ „ „ 10
54
Original „ „ Not Tubercular 23
Contact „ „ „ 89
112
Total new cases 231
L. U. YOUNG, m.d., d.p.h.,
Medical Officer.