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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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ORTHOPAEDIC, RHEUMATISM AND X-RAY CLINIC.
Details are given in the following table of the patients treated during 1943 at the British Red Cross Society's Clinic at No. 92, Dalston Lane :—
| Totals. | Hackney Residents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | Adults. | |||
| 0-4 years. | 5-13 years. | |||
| Number of Patients admitted | 342 | 20 | 21 | 301 |
| Number of Attendances | 5,223 | 393 | 271 | 4,559 |
| Number of Treatments given | 8,913 | 462 | 427 | 8,024 |
| Number of Radiographs taken | 37 | 37 | – | – |
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
Details of the bodies deposited in the Public Mortuary during the year are given in the following table:—
| Persons dying in Hackney. | Persons dying elsewhere. | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of bodies deposited in the mortuary | 375 | 46 | 421 | |
| 1. To await inquests | (a) Infectious | – | – | – |
| (b) Non-Infectious | 88 | 7 | 95 | |
| 2. To await burial | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 3. Cause of death certified by Coroner | 286 | 39 | 325 | |
| Number of post-mortem examinations made | 373 | 46 | 419 | |