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Hackney 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: New Cases.—The number of new cases seen at the Dispensaries during the year was as follows:—

New Cases.—The number of new cases seen at the Dispensaries during the year was as follows:—

Dispensary.Males.Females.Totals.
Metropolitan Hospital Dispensary263284547
City of London Hospital Dispensary382434816
The Borough6457181,363

Table: The sources through which the new cases were sent to the Dispensaries were:—

The sources through which the new cases were sent to the Dispensaries were:—

Source.Dispensary at
Metropolitan Hospital.City of London Hospital
Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.
Medical Officer of Health1257730846
Local Practitioners1293516653
War Pensions Committee....31
Contacts of Notified Cases (Tuberculosis Visitors)23522606
Metropolitan Hospital168....
London County Council. ...63
City of London Hospital....1111
Other sources4276245
Totals547129816165

Table: The diagnoses made in regard to the new cases examined at the Dispensaries during the year were as follow:—

The diagnoses made in regard to the new cases examined at the Dispensaries during the year were as follow:—

Diagnosis.Dispensary atTotals.
Metropolitan Hospital.City of London Hospital
Adults.Children under 15.Adults.Children under 15.
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis54424..625722223
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis4810781214871
Non-tuberculous8913595851442201451271,040
Doubtful86....572129
Totals155191109922192961631381,363