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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 1937

[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 Dispensary263292555
London Chest Hospital Dispensary350384734
The Borough6136761,289

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

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

Souroe.Dispensary at
Metropolitan Hospital.London Chest Hospital
Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.
Medical Officer of Health1084716925
Local Practitioners1793328257
Contacts of Notified Cases (Tuberculosis Visitors)..22732022
Transferred from other areas33312525
Metropolitan Hospital2264
London County Council........
London Chest Hospital331514
Other sources313534
Totals555120734161

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.
Metropolit0an Hospital.London Chest Hospital
Adults.Children under 15.Adults.Children under 15
M.P.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis524511735911233
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis510128b4843
Non-tuberculous719916151341385133557
Doubtful73••..78..227
Totals13515718182222105644860