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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
Chelsea 1930
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1930
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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)— | ||||||||||||
| 40 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 11 | 10 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 142 | 127 | 68 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the vear:- | ||||||||||||
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 49 | 50 | 41 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dis- | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 191 | 177 | 110 | |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||
| 125 | 80 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 127 | 83 | 16 | 15 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
1. Number of persons on Dispensary
Register on January 1st 210
2. Number of patients transferred
from other areas and of "lost
sight of " cases returned 18
3. Number of patients transferred to
other areas and cases "lost
sight of " 44
4. Died during the year 27
5. Number of observation cases under
A (b) and B (b) above in which
period of observation exceeded
2 months 1
6. Number of attendances at the Dispensary
(including Contacts) 3,089
7. Number of attendances of nonpulmonary
cases at Orthopaedic
Out-stations for treatment or
supervision 1
8. Number of attendances, at General
Hospitals or other Institutions
approved for the purpose,
of patients for
(a) " Light " treatment —
(b) Other special forms of treatment —
9. Number of patients to whom Dental
Treatment was given, at or in
connection with the Dispensary ???
10. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners:—
(a) At Homes of Applicants ???
(b) Otherwise ???
11. Number of other visits by
culosis Officers to Homes ???
12. Number of .visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to Homes for
Dispensary purposes ???
13. Number of:—
(a) Specimens of sputum, etc.,
ined ???
(b) X-ray examinations made in
nection with Dispensary work ???
14. Number of Insured Persons on Dispensary
Register on the 31st
December ???
15. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on the
31st December ???
10. Number of reports received during
the year in respect of Insured
Persons :— ???
(a) Form G.P. 17 ???
(b) Form G.P. 36 ???
(Signed) W. H. L. MCCARTHY. Administrative Tubercluosis ???