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.—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 Dispensary London Chest Hospital Dispensary | 270 470 | 291 479 | 561 949 |
The Borough | 740 | 770 | 1,510 |
The sources through which these cases were sent to Dispensaries were:—
Souroo. | Dispensary at | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Metropolitan Hospital. | London Chest Hospital | |||
Total No. | No. found to be tuberoulous. | Total No. | No. found to be tuberoulous. | |
Medical Officer of Health | 35 | 25 | 225 | 48 |
Local Practitioners | 229 | 28 | 483 | 47 |
Contacts of Notified Cases (Tuberculosis Visitors) | 159 | 12 | 146 | 8 |
Transferred from other areas | 37 | 33 | 35 | 35 |
Metropolitan Hospital | 8 | 7 | — | — |
London County Council | — | — | —- | — |
London Chest Hospital | 6 | 6 | 13 | 11 |
Army Medical Board | 22 | — | — | — |
Other sources | 65 | 34 | 47 | 11 |
Totals | 561 | 145 | 949 | 160 |
The diagnoses made in regard to the new cases examined at the Dispensaries during the year, excluding contacts, were as follows:—
Diagnosis. | Dispensary at | Totals. | |
---|---|---|---|
Metropolitan Hospital. | London Chest Hospital | ||
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 121 | 142 | 263 |
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 12 | 10 | 22 |
Non-tuberculous | 243 | 639 | 882 |
Doubtful | 26 | 12 | 38 |
Totals | 402 | 803 | 1,205 |