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 Lambeth Borough]
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Lambeth Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensaries Scheme.
(Inaugurated by the Council, October 3rd, 1912.)
Ministry of Health Table—FORM T. 145—(Continued).
Return (Prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer) of the Work carried out in
connection with the branch dispensary for the year 1936.
N.B.-The Branch Dispensary (St. Thomas's Hospital) was opened February 3rd, 1913. BRANCH DISPENSARY (St. Thomas's Hospital).
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 | 52 | 23 | -_ | -_ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 340 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | |
(c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109 | 101 | 22 | 16 | |
B.—Contacts examined during the year:- | |||||||||||||
(a) Definitely tuberculous | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 231 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
(c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 93 | 30 | 38 | |
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as :— | |||||||||||||
(a) Recovered | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 491 |
(b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered in the Dispensary Register as Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 175 | 194 | 52 | 54 | |
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st, 1936: | |||||||||||||
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 261 | 156 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 277 | 168 | 21 | 22 | 517 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | 3 | — |
1. Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st, 1936 529
2. Number of cases transferred from
other areas and cases returned
after discharge under Head 3 in
previous year 25
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases "lost sight
of" 64
4. Cases written off during the year
as dead (all causes) 53
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including Contacts) 2,235
6. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on
December 31st 118
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners:—
(a) Personal 21
(b) Other 731
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
Officers to Homes (including
personal consultations) 208
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to Homes for
Dispensary purposes 2,478
10. Number of—
(a) Specimens of Sputum, etc.,
examined 641
(b) X-Ray Examinations made
in connection with Dispensary
work 688
11. Number of "Recovered" cases
restored to Dispensary Register,
and included in A (a) and A (b)
above —
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases
on Dispensary Register on
December 31st 246