Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE BETHNAL GREEN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL. Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1929.
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | |||||||
A.—New cases* examined during the year (excluding contacts): | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 54 | 39 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 44 | 7 | 3 |
(b) Doubtfully tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 132 | 127 | 81 | 56 |
B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... |
(b) Doubtfully tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 72 | 80 | |
C. —Cases written off the Dis-pensary Register as | ||||||||||||
(a) Cured | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
(b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 194 | 208 | 155 | 138 |
D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on Dec. 31st: | ||||||||||||
(a) Diagnosis completed | 263 | 174 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 33 | 70 | 49 | 303 | 207 | 82 | 64 |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
1. Number of Persons on Dispen- at or in connection with the
sary Register on Jan. 1st 643 Dispensary 5
2. Number of patients trans- 10. Number of consultations with
ferred from other areas and Medical Practitioners :—
of "lost sight of cases" (a) At Homes of Applicants 18
returned 11 (6) Otherwise 353
3. Number of patients trans- 11. Number of other visits by
ferred to other areas and cases Tuberculosis Officers to
" lost sight of" 61 Homes 142
4. Died during the year 66 12. Number of visits by Nurses
5. Number of observation cases or Health Visitors to Homes
under A (b) and B (b) above for Dispensary Purposes ... 2287
in which period of observa- 13. Number of
tion exceeded 2 months 11 (a) Specimens of sputum, &c.,
6. Number of attendances at the examined 723
Dispensary (including con- (b) X-ray examinations made
tacts) 4094 in connection with Dispen-
7. Number of attendances of non- sary work 165
pulmonary cases at Ortho- 14. Number of Insured Persons
pædic Out-stations for treat- on Dispensary Register on
ment or supervision Nil. the 31st December 302
8. Number of attendances at 15. Number of Insured Persons
General Hospitals or other under Domiciliary Treat-
Institutions approved for the ment on the 31st December 206
purpose, of patients for | 16. Number of Reports received
(а) " Light treatment 145 ! during the year in respect
(б) Other special forms of treat- of Insured Persons :—
ment 95 (a) Form G.P. 17 4
9. Number of patients to whom (b) Form G.P. 36 47
Dental Treatment was given,
*No cases are included under the above heading which have been discharged in a previous
year as " cured."
2oth February. 1930. H. T. Howell, Clinical Tuberculosis Officer.