Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 2,143 | 3,346 | 5,489 |
Systematic examinations at the above | 1,718 | 1,886 | 3,604 |
Number of letters written | 1,432 | 1,392 | 2,824 |
Number of visits to patients at their homes | 164 | 156 | 320 |
Number of attendances at:— | |||
X-ray Department | 104 | 488 | 592 |
Dental ,, .. | 6 | 10 | 16 |
Sunlight ,, .. | – | – | – |
Other Departments | 18 | 56 | 74 |
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 | 6 | 27 | 34 |
Percentage | 8.9% | 40.3% | 50.8% |
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 10 cases.
1 to 3 months 17 ,,
3 to 6 months 6 ,,
6 to 9 months 5 ,,
9 to 12 months 8 ,,
Over 12 months 19 ,,
Period indefinite 2 ,,