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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 1945

[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 Dispensary280221501
London Chest Hospital Dispensary335364699
The Borough6155851,200

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.London Chest Hospital
Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.
Medical Officer of Health381817343
Local Practitioners1914228536
Contacts of Notified Cases (Tuberculosis Visitors)148131376
Transferred from other areas27272120
Metropolitan Hospital93....
London County Council........
London Chest Hospital13101414
Army Medical Board44..38, ,
Other sources31233115
Totals501136699134

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:—

Diagnosia.Dispensary atTotal.
Metropolitan Hospital.London Chest Hospital
Pulmonary Tuberculosis109110219
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis141832
Non-tuberculous224429653
Doubtful6511
Totals353562915