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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 1936

[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 (luring the year, including contacts of notified cases, was as follows:—

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

Dispensary.Males.Females.Totals.
Metropolitan Hospital Dispensary247295542
City of London Hospital Dispensary358377735
The Borough6056721,277

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

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

Source.Dispensary at
Metropolitan Hospital.City of London Hospital
Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.
Medical Officer of Health1053521522
Local Practitioners1564421136
Contacts of Notified Cases (Tuberculosis Visitors)22422368
Transferred from other areas45423332
Metropolitan Hospital2244
London County Council........
City of London Hospital2222
Other sources883424
Totals542135735128

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

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

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 Tuberculosis505532553633207
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis8447778146
Non-tuberculous738015321081226863541
Doubtful41....682223
Totals13514022211761738169817