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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
Hackney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Result of Examination | Dispensary at | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Hospital. | City of London Hospital. | ||
| Tubercle Bacilli Present | 102 | 118 | 220 |
| Tubercle Bacilli Absent | 426 | 458 | 884 |
| Totals | 528 | 576 | 1,104 |
In addition, 412 examinations of specimens of sputum were
carried out by the Council's Bacteriologists during the year, with
the following results :—
Tubercle bacilli present 36
Tubercle bacilli absent 376
Total 412
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 | 2,148 | 3,880 | 6,028 |
| Systematic examinations at the above | 1,702 | 2,182 | 3,884 |
| Number of letters written | 1,495 | 1,355 | 2,850 |
| Number of visits to patients at their homes | 132 | 132 | 264 |
| Number of attendances at:— | |||
| X.ray Department | 105 | 380 | 485 |
| Dental ,, | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Sunlight ,, | — | — | — |
| Other Departments | 18 | 61 | 79 |
One hundred and sixteen deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis
of persons who had attended at one of the Tuberculosis Dispensaries