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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
Greenwich 1926
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1926
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| DIAGNOSIS. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | TOTAL. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 42 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 22 | 10 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 73 | 38 | 38 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | — | 17 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 129 | 110 | 126 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | ||||||||||||
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 202 | 148 | 164 |
| D.—Number of persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 183 | 144 | 66 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 85 | 39 | 217 | 166 | 161 | 73 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 |