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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 1946

[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 Dispensary273248521
London Chest Hospital Dispensary393407800
The Borough6666551,321

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
Metropolilan Hospital.London Chest Hospital
Total No.No. found to be tuberoulous.Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.
Medical Officer of Health422215942
Local Practitioners2232329641
Contacts of Notified Cases (Tubercu
losis Visitors)14471303
Transferred from other areas19153939
Metropolitan Hospital1412——
London County Council————
London Chest Hospital871313
Army Medical Board261--
Other sources45256311
Totals521112800149

Table: The diagnoses made in re the Dispensaries during the follows:—sgard to the n year, excludiiew cases exam tig contacts, vined atvere as

The diagnoses made in re the Dispensaries during the follows:—

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Diagnosis.Dispensary atTotals.
Metropolitan Hospital.London Chest Hospital
Pulmonary Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis Non-tuberculous Doubtful95 10 247 25136 10 514 10231 20 76135
Totals3776701,047