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Deptford 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS
| Oases notified for first time | Pulmonary | 131 |
| Non-pulmonary | 18 | |
| New cases coming to knowledge otherwise than by notification | Pulmonary | 14 |
| Non-pulmonary | 5 |
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY Cases on Dispensary Register 31/12/46-527
| Consultation between Practitioners and Tuberculosis Officer | . 427 | Number of contects examined | 171 | |
| Visits of Tuberculosis Officer to homes | 103 | Total attendances of patients and contacts at Dispensary | 2,462 | |
| Visits of Tuberculosis Health Visitors to homos-To Dispensary cases | 3,486 | X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary cases | 841 | |
| To other cases | 1,149 | Total specimens of sputum examined at Dispensary | 759 | |
TUBERCULOSIS CARE COMMITTEE
| Oases recommended for institutional treatment referred to Care Committee | 141 |
| Visits paid by Secretary | 770 |
| Interviews | 1,025 |
| Oases dealt with by Care Committee | 558 |
Sums raised by Christmas Seals (1946) £179.13.0. Expenses £5. 8. 0.
The Tuberculosis Allowances Scheme was introduced in 1943.
All non-dependant patients recommended for treatment for pulmonary
tuberculosis, or observations therefor, may be considered medically
eligible to make application for maintenance allowances, provided that
they have ceased remunerative employment for the purpose of accepting
treatment and it is reasonable to suppose that they will be fit to resume
employment after treatment.
Completed application forms are submitted by the Tuberculosis
Care Committee Secretary to the Tuberculosis Assessment Officer deputed
by the London County Council to attend the Dispensary weekly for this
purpose. Allowances are granted according to a fixed scale formulated
by the Ministry of Health. The Borough Treasurer arranges for these
allowances to be paid weekly.
All cases of patients in receipt of allowances are reviewed
periodically, such period being not less than once a quarter.
The number of patients in receipt of these allowances during
the year ended 31st December, 1946, was 83.