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Hampstead 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The following Report is submitted by A. J. Scott Pinchin, M.D
Lond.), M.R.C.P., Tuberculosis Medical Officer:—
Report of the Tuberculosis Medical Officer for the year, 1920.
Return required by the Local Government hoard, London County Council
and London County Insurance Committee as to work carried out in
connection with the Tuberculosis Dispensary for the period from 1st
January—31st December, 1920.
(This Return relates only to persons residing in the area served by the Dispensary in accordance with the scheme of the Metropolitan Borough Council.)
| Insured. | Non-insured. | Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Children under 16. | M. | F. | ||
| 69 | 53 | 197 | 12 | 99 | 430 | |
| 32 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 87 | |
| (c) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 8 | 5 | 33 | — | 2 | 48 |
| (d) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be non-tuberculous | 26 | 17 | 135 | 5 | 67 | 250 |
| (e) Number included under 1 (a) in whom the diagnosis was found to be doubt-ful | 3 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 45 |
This Return only to persons reading in the area served by the Dispensary in accordance with the scheme of the metropolitan Borough Council.
| Insured. | Non-insured. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | (a) Total attendances at the Dispensary (includ-ing attendances at the Dispensary of persons included under 1 (a) | 650 | 1975 | 2625 |
| (6) Number of the above attendances at which systematic physical examinations and records were made | 412 | 728 | 1140 | |
| 3. | Number of visits to patients at their own homes by the Dispensary Medical Officer in connection with the supervision of home conditions | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 4. | Number of visits to patients at their own homes by the Dispensary Nurse in connection with the supervision of home conditions and "follow- ing up" | 35 | 58 | 93 |
| 5. | Number of persons suffering from or suspected to be suffering from Tuberculosis referred to the Hospital to which the Dispensary is affilia-ted | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 6. | Number of consultations with the— | |||
| (a) Medical Adviser of the Insurance Com-mittee | - | - | - | |
| (b) Consulting Physicians at the Hospital to which the Dispensary is affiliated | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 1 | - | 1 | ||
| 7. | Number of written reports concerning individual patients made to— | |||
| 137 | 74 | 211 | ||
| (b) Practitioners | 60 | 30 | 90 | |
| 8. Number of specimens of sputum examined | 274 | 274 | ||