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Hackney 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following are additional details relating to the work of the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year:—
| Dispensary at | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Hospital. | City of London Hospital. | ||
| Total number of attendances | 2,264 | 5,622 | 7,886 |
| Systematic examinations at the above | 1,690 | 2,553 | 4,243 |
| Number of letters written | 958 | 1,433 | 2,391 |
| Number of visits to patients at their homes | 148 | 150 | 298 |
| *Number of patients sent to hospital or sanatorium by L. C. C. | 73 | 67 | 140 |
| Number of attendances at:— | |||
| X-ray Department | 61 | 224 | 275 |
| Dental ,, | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Sunlight ,, | .. | 155 | 155 |
| Other Departments | 43 | 56 | 99 |
| *In addition to the patients who received residential treatment under the County Council's tuberculosis scheme upon the recommendation of the Tuberculosis Officers, Inpatients were sent to hospital or sanatorium by the County Council upon applications by medical officers of hospitals. | |||
Eighty-nine deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis of persons
who had attended at one of the Tuberculosis Dispensaries occurred
during the year.
The following table shows the various stages which the disease had reached before these patients attended a Tuberculosis Dispensary:—
| 1st Stage. | 2nd Stage. | 3rd Stage. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 15 | 33 | 41 |
| Percentage | 16.8% | 37.1% | 46.1% |
The intervals which elapsed between the onset of illness in
these cases and the date of first attendance at a Tuberculosis
Dispensary were:—
Under 1 month 18 cases.
1 to 3 months 15 ,,
3 to 6 months 10 ,,
6 to 9 months 10 ,,
9 to 12 months 11 ,,
Over 12 months 19 ,,
Period indefinite 6 ,,