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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 1935

[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, including contacts of notified cases, was as follows:—

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

Dispensary.Males.Females.Totals.
Metropolitan Hospital Dispensary269307576
City of London Hospital Dispensary297331628
The Borough5666381,204

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

The sources through which these cases were sent to Dispensaries were:—

Source.Dispersary at
Metropolitan Hospital.City of Lordon Hospital
Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.
Medical Officer of Health1084118618
Local Practitioners1434017543
Contacts of Notified Cases (Tuberculosis Visitors)253117910
Transferred from other areas48452217
Metropolitan Hospital8688
London County Council312..
City of London Hospital221515
Other sources1184131
Totals576144628142

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

The diagnoses made in regard to the new cases examined at the Dispensaries during the year, excluding contacts, 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 Tuberculosis6047325348..3216
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis610132797559
Non-tuberculous58742522951164449483
Doubtful1......373..14
Totals1251314126 1581805457772