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Southwark 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE J.Patients discharged during the year:—

TABLE J.

Patients discharged during the year:—

Insured.Non-Insured,
Cured218
Arrested3021
Improved1313
"In statu quo"155
Moved away112
Transferred to other districts.76
Ceased attending105
Transferred to Domiciliary treatment192
Transferred to Institutions46
Non-Tubercular10488
Open Air School—8
Totals215174

Table: TABLE K.Statistics of cases dealt with by the Tuberculosis Care Committee—

TABLE K.

Statistics of cases dealt with by the Tuberculosis Care Committee—

Children sent to Sanatoriums or Hospitals49
New cases during the year61
Sent away by the Invalid Children's Aid18
Sent to the Infirmary8
Died1
Referred to other districts1
Reports on progress of patients321
Friendly visits for Hospitals115
Adult Cases enquired into11

Table: TABLE L.Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for Southwark compared with London as a whole:—

TABLE L.

Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for Southwark compared with London as a whole:—

Southwark1.3 per 1000
London1.01 per 1000

Table: TABLE M.Notification of fresh cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis :—

TABLE M.

Notification of fresh cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis :—

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