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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
Lambeth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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(2) Incidence Rates (notified primary cases per 1,000 population) :—
| Borough. | Inner Districts | Outer Districts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis (all forms). | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis (all forms). | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis (all forms). |
| 1913 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| 1914 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| 1915 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 1916 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
| 1917 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
| 1918 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| 1919 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 1920 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 1921 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1922 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Averages (10 years) | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
The clerical work connected with the Tuberculosis Department
is increasing on account of the different records, etc., that have
to be kept. The systematic visiting of patients at their homes
is in need of development at the Branch Dispensary, and negotiations
by the Council with St. Thomas's Hospital Governors are
in hand, with a view to the appointment of an additional officer,
viz.: an Assistant Tuberculosis Medical Officer, for visiting purposes,
for that Dispensary, in connection with which there is at
present no home visiting of patients by the Tuberculosis Medical
Officer.
Consultations with medical practitioners during 1923 were
held by the Tuberculosis Medical Officer of the Central Dispensary
as follows:—
Insured. Uninsured. Total.
Consultations at patient's
homes 47 23 70
Other consultations 134 69 203
Totals 181 92 273