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Poplar 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Return for the year 1932.
1. Return showing the work of the Dispensary.
| 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 | 66 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 69 | 79 | 12 | 11 | 171 | ||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 27 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 160 | 113 | 116 | 510 | |||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 119 | 104 | 137 | 446 | |||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 35 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | 286 | 229 | 261 | 991 | |||
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely Tuberculous | 302 | 246 | 20 | 46 | 42 | 52 | 76 | 70 | 344 | 298 | 96 | 116 | 854 | ||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 32 | ||
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1. Return showing the work of the Dispensary.
Grand
Total.
171
27
510
19
5
446
35
991
854
32
63
111
249
200
378
1,041
127
105
454
Total.
Children.
F.
11
4
116
1
4
137
8
261
116
8
2. Number of Cases transferred from other areas, and Cases returned after'
discharge under Head 3 in previous years
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes)
6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on
December 31st
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal
Consultations)
P.H.
Dispensary
V Screen
Films
12 Number "T. B. plus" Cases Dispensary on December 31st
M.
12
1
113
2
—
104
10
229
96
4
(a) Specimens of Sputa examined
(b) X.-RAY examination made
Adults.
F.
79
14
160
8
-
119
10
286
298
14
M.
69
5
121
8
1
86
7
215
344
6
Non-Pulmonary.
Children.
F.
8
—
-
1
—
-
5
-
70
—
M.
11
—
-
—
-
-
5
-
76
—
Adults.
F.
9
-
-
—
-
-
1
-
52
—
I*]
3
—
-
1
—
-
1
-
42
—
Pulmonary.
iren.
F'
3
—
-
—
—
-
3
-
46
-
892
110 |
5,577
13
342
6,756
1
Chili
M.
1
—
-
2
—
—
5
-
20
—
1. Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st, 1932
3. Number of Cases transferred to other areas, Cases not desiring further
assistance under the scheme, and Cases "lost sight of"
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including 44422Contacts)..
7. Number of Consultations with Medical Practitioners:—
(a") Personal
(.b) Other
9. Number of vists by Health Visitor to home
11 Number of "Recovered" Cases restored to Dispensary Register and\
included in A(a) and A (b) above
Adults.
F.
70
—
—
8
-
—
9
1
246
—
M.
66
—
—
7
-
—
6
-
302
-
Diagnosis.
A..—New Cases examined during the year (excluding
Contacts^:—
(a) Definitely Tuberculous
(b) Diagnosis not completed
(c) Non-Tuberculous
B.—Contacts examined during the year:—
(a) D finitely Tuberculous
(b) Diagnosis not completed
(c) Non-Tuberculous
P* —Pnspe xrrittpn off t0he Dispensary "Register as :—
(a) Recovered
(b) Non-Tuberculous (including any such
cases previously diagnosed and entered
on the Dispensary Register as Tuberculous)
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on
December 31st:—
(a) Definitely Tuberculous
(b) Diagnosis not completed