[Report 1931] / Medical Officer of Health, Hertfordshire County Council.

  • Hertfordshire (England). County Council. n 50062101.
Date:
1931
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Credit: [Report 1931] / Medical Officer of Health, Hertfordshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table 12. Home Conditions. Good. Indifferent. Bad. Insured 76-4 16*6 7*o Uninsured 7 I O 20'8 8-2 Total 7 3'8 18*6 7'o Number of Persons per Bedroom. Two or less. Three. Four. Over Four. Insured 76-9 20'6 2*5 — Uninsured ... 81-4 I3'I 4’4 r 1 Total 79'1 170 3'4 °'5 Summary of New Work during the Year.—In the following tables particulars are given of the work carried out during the year in connection with tuberculosis, including recommendations for treatment in the case of new patients. Number of cases examined 991 Cases treated in sanatoria 375 Cases treated in hospitals 86 Cases treated at home . 222 Cases treated at dispensaries . 9i Cases under observation 203 Contacts examined 230 Cases recommended milk 37 Shelters issued .... 16 Specimens of sputum examined T494 Tubercle bacilli present 5i3 Further particulars of the work carried out in connection with tuberculosis are given in the Annual Report on Tuberculosis for 1931.