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 Southwark, Borough of]
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Patients discharged during the year:—
Insured. | Non-Insured. | |
---|---|---|
Cured | 3 | 24 |
Arrested | 27 | 17 |
Improved | 14 | 18 |
"In statu quo" | 19 | 15 |
Moved away | 10 | — |
Transferred to other districts. | 16 | 8 |
Ceased attending | 9 | 3 |
Transferred to Domiciliary treatment | 48 | 7 |
Transferred to Institutions | 17 | 18 |
Non-Tubercular | 224 | 145 |
Open Air School | — | 11 |
Refused treatment | 1 | — |
Totals | 388 | 266 |
Statistics of cases dealt with by the Tuberculosis Care Committee-
Children sent to Sanatoriums or Hospitals | 54 |
Returned | 50 |
New cases during the year | 61 |
Referred to Poor Law | 4 |
Died | 5 |
Referred to I.C.A.A. | 1 |
Reports on progress of patients | 173 |
Friendly visits for Hospitals | 54 |
Adult Cases enquired into | 23 |
Withdrawn | 2 |
Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for Southwark compared with London as a whole:—
Southwark | 1.42 per 1000 |
London | 1.05 per 1000 |
Notification of fresh cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—
1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 |
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911 | 775 | 653 | 634 | 639 | 685 | 579 | 494 | 415 | 430 |