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 Finsbury Borough]
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New Cases Examined (other than Contacts).
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
(a) Definitely Tuberculosis | 70 | 12 | 82 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | 27 | ||
(c) Now Tuberculosis | 152 | ||
Contacts: | |||
(a) Definitely Tuberculosis | 8 | ||
(b) Diagnosis not completed | 13 | ||
(c) Now Tuberculosis | 141 | ||
Total | 423 | ||
Cases Written Off: | |||
(a) Recovered | 8 | ||
(b) Now Tuberculosis | 8 | ||
Total | 16 | ||
Number of attendances at Dispensary 2065 | |||
Consultation with Doctors 260 | |||
Visits made by Nurse 1345 | |||
Number of X-Ray Examinations 887 | |||
Home Visits by Tuberculosis Officer 100 | |||
Specimens of sputum examined 225 | |||
Number of patients attending for Artificial | |||
Pneumothorax Refills 34 | |||
Number of refills given 385 |
X-RAY DEPARTMENT: Details of the work in the X-Ray Departement during 1942 are as follows:-
Chest Cases: | Large films used | 760 |
Small films used | 101 | |
Screen examinations | 1657 | |
Other Cases: | Ante-Natal cases | 4 |
Women's Clinic cases | 6 | |
Doctors' cases | 15 |