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Hackney 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: The following are additional details relating to the work of the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year:—

The following are additional details relating to the work of the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year:—

Dispensary atTotals.
Metropolitan Hospital.City of London Hospital.
Total number of attendances2,2584,0966,354
Systematic examinations at the above1,6352,4124,047
Number of letters written1,2791,2602,539
Number of visits to patients at their homes153157310
*Number of patients sent to hospital or sanatorium by L.C.C.6167128
Number of attendances at:—
X-ray Department60175235
Dental „64973
Sunlight „..176176
Other Departments394079

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* In addition to the patients who received residential treatment under the County
Council's tuberculosis scheme upon the recommendation of the Tuberculosis Officers,
94 patients were sent to hospital or sanatorium by the County Council upon applications
by medical officers of hospitals.
It is an established fact that the prospect of recovery from
tuberculosis is greatly enhanced if the disease is recognised at
an early stage and patients submit at once to medical supervision
and treatment. In this connection the following figures are of
interest and show that even now, although nearly 20 years have
elapsed since local authorities were empowered to take steps to
prevent the spread of this disease, some persons fail to avail themselves
of the facilities for diagnosis and treatment provided by the
Council until the disease has become established.

Table: The following is a summary of the work done at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the past five years:—

The following is a summary of the work done at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the past five years:—

19261927192819291930Total.
New cases examined118811071052126213635972
Contacts examined4513843684774952175
Specimens of sputum examined10871025955112512185410
Total number of attendances7257650563286756635433200
Number of home visits by Tuberculosis Officers2742462272923101349
Number of patients sent to hospital or sanatorium by L.C.C.168141157179128773