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Hampstead 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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been carried out for many years in Hampstead by Mrs. T. Fisher, M.A.,
one of the Borough Council's Lady Sanitary Inspectors.
The following information for the year 1920, required by the
Ministry of Health in their circular letter dated 4th December, 1918,
is submitted :—
1. Number of discharged men visited 91
2. Total number of visits of this kind 242
3. Proportion of number of visits to such cases to
total number of visits to tuberculous cases 24 per cent.
The Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Under the old arrangement for affiliating the Municipal Dispensary
with the Hampstead General Hospital, Dr. A. J. Scott Pinchin, a
member of the Staff of the Hospital, who was appointed in 1919, acted
as Tuberculosis Medical Officer up to the close of the year. He was
thus able to avail himself of facilities offered by the hospital such as
consultations with Consulting Physicians, X-ray examinations, bacteriological
examinations, etc.. for which the Borough Council make a
special payment.
The Borough Council possess the right to use two endowed beds
at the Mount Vernon Hospital at Northwood; and two at the Hampstead
General Hospital which latter would be available for cases of
surgical tuberculosis.
In the following tabular statement some idea may be gained of the work done in connection with the Dispensary since its inception.
| Year. | No. of New Applicants. | No. of New Applicants treated. | No. of Contacts examined. | Total Attendances of all kinds. | Total No. of Home Visits paid by Tuberculosis Medical Officer and the Nurse. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 1st Feb to 31st Dec. | 455 | 191 | 204 | 2808 | 1013 |
| 1914 | 455 | 118 | 195 | 1913 | 1269 |
| 1915 | 308 | 146 | 158 | 899 | 459 |
| 1916 | 230 | 165 | 100 | 1519 | 368 |
| 1917 | 383 | 183 | 113 | 1682 | 766 |
| 1918 | 371 | 105 | 124 | 1821 | 298 |
| 1919 | 296 | 85 | 57 | 1543 | 215 |
| 1920 | 384 | 221 | 112 | 2625 | 104 |
The number of patients being dealt with at any one time, varies
of course; but from a return prepared in 1920 for the Ministry of
Health it is seen that the number of patients who were examined or
treated at, or in connection with the Dispensary during the period 1st
April, 1919, to 31st March, 1920, was 595; while at the end of the
year the number of patients being so dealt with was 606.