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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
Hampstead 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand 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):— (a) Definitely tuberculous | 22 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 58 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | |||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 49 | 12 | 10 | 97 | ||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year :— (a) Definitely tuberculous | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | ||
| (6) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 60 | ||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as :— | 5 | 20 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | — | 2 | 27 | ||
| (6) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 75 | 30 | 22 | 166 | ||
| D.—Number of Persona on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— (a) Diagnosis completed | 76 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 82 | 93 | 21 | 7 | 203 | ||
| _ | _ | 1 | J | ||||||||||||
Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st ... 233 Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officer to Homes (including per—
| Number of patients transferred from other areas and of " lost sight of " cases returned | 23 | sonal consultations) Number of: — | 20 |
| Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases " lost sight of" | 57 | (a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined | 82 |
| 1 b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 90 | ||
| Died during ihe year | 26 | Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment 011 the | |
| Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 1140 | 31st December | 23 |
| Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for Dis— pensary purposes | 1033 | Number of " Recovered " cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included—in A (0) and A (i) above | |
| Number of consultations with medical practitioners :— (a) Personal | 18 | Number of " T.B. plus " cases on Dispensary Register on Decem— ber 31st | 115 |
| (J) Other | 89 | ||