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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New Cases. | Contacts. | Other Persons. | Total. | Insured. | Non-insured. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Servante | 169 | 129 | 1785 | 2083 | 1193 | 890 |
Miss Hamilton | 176 | 91 | 1978 | 2245 | 1279 | 966 |
Totals | 345 | 220 | 3763 | 4328 | 2472 | 1856 |
Hackney Borough Council Act, 1926.—Section 54 of this Act,
The number of patients who have received residential treatment under the Act in each year since 1926 is as follows:—
Year. | No. of Patients. | No. of Contacts. |
---|---|---|
1926 | 3 | 6 |
1927 | 9 | 29 |
1928 | 10 | 31 |
1929 | 6 | 25 |
1930 | 7 | 21 |
1931 | 5 | 14 |
1932 | 2 | 12 |
1933 | .. | .. |
1934 | 1 | 5 |
1935 | 4 | 9 |
1936 | 1 | 1 |
1937 | 2 | 3 |
1938 | 4 | 13 |
Total | 54 | 169 |
In no case has it been necessary to secure a magistrate's order
for compulsory removal, but it has been possible to secure improvement
in the home conditions of patients by making reference to
the powers for removal contained in the Act.
Provision of Shelters for Home Isolation.—Upon the recommendation
of the Tuberculosis Officers shelters are loaned and
erected in the gardens of patients' homes in order to facilitate home
isolation. The number on loan at the end of the year was one.
Supply of Beds and Bedding.—Beds and bedding were loaned
to four patients during 1938 to enable them to sleep alone. The
number on loan at the end of the year was thirteen.