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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
Kensington 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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There has been a steady increase in the numbers of Kensington patients attending each year, as is shown below:-
| Year. | No. of patients. |
|---|---|
| 1941 | 160 |
| 1942. | 260 |
| 1943 | 334 |
| 1944 | 354 |
| 1945 | 408 |
| 1946 | 431 |
The clinic is open on five days each week.
TUBERCULOSIS
Notifications.
During the year, 210 new cases of tuberculosis were
notified, of which 187 were respiratory and 23 non-respiratory
cases.
Death Rate,
Seventy persons died from respiratory tuberculosis and
twelve from non-respiratory tuberculosis. The death rate for
respiratory tuberculosis was 47 and that for non-respiratory 8.
The rate for all forms of tuberculosis was 55.
Dispensary Service.
Nine hundred and fifty four new patients were examined.
Of these, two hundred and fifty-seven were suffering from
respiratory tuberculosis, 19 from non-respiratory tuberculosis,
4 2 new cases were still under observation at the end of the year,
and 636 persons were diagnosed as non-tuberculous.
The following table shows the number of cases added to, and the number removed from, the Dispensary Notification Register during the year:-
| Description. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory . | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | P. | M. | F. | ||
| On register of notifications on 1st January, 1946. | 345 | 352 | 50 | 49 | 796 |
| Notified for the first time during the year. | 103 | 84 | 10 | 13 | 210 |
| Brought to notice other than by notification. | 60 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 128 |
| Cases removed from register on account of having- | |||||
| (a) recovered from disease. | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| (b) removed from district, lost sight of, etc. | 45 | 66 | 7 | 7 | 125 |
| (c) died. | 53 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 89 |
| Remaining on register on 31st December, 1946. | 404 | 392 | 52 | 51 | 899 |