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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLES I. to VIII.
| Central Dispensary. | Branch Dispensary. | Combined Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insured. | Not Insured. | Total. | Insured. | Not Insured. | Total. | ||||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||||
| TABLE I. | |||||||||||
| I.—Total Attendances. (a) New Patients | 127 | 85 | 122 | 229 | 563 | 177 | 72 | 41 | 183 | 473 | 1036 |
| (b) Old Patients | 440 | 383 | 305 | 851 | 1979 | 628 | 201 | 127 | 1162 | 21 18 | 4097 |
| Totals | 567 | 468 | 427 | 1080 | 2542 | 805 | 273 | 168 | 1345 | 2591 | 5133 |
| II.—Particulars of New Patients. A—Age Periods and Sex— (1) Under 15 | - | - | 88 | 86 | 174 | - | - | 16 | 23 | 39 | 213 |
| (2) 15 and over | 127 | 85 | 34 | 143 | 389 | 177 | 72 | 25 | 160 | 434 | 823 |
| (a) 15—25 | 39 | 41 | 6 | 26 | 1 12 | 51 | 31 | 2 | 25 | 109 | 221 |
| (b) 25—35 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 42 | 110 | 67 | 20 | 2 | 66 | 155 | 265 |
| (c) 35—45 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 1 10 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 102 | 212 |
| (d) 45-55 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 88 |
| (e) 55—65 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 31 |
| (f) 65 and over | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 |
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| (1) One month and over | 77 | 50 | 47 | 117 | 291 | 118 | 54 | 26 | 144 | 342 | 633* |
| (2) Under one month* | 50 | 35 | 75 | 112 | 272 | 59 | 18 | 15 | 39 | 131 | 403 |
| TABLE II. | |||||||||||
| C—Sources of Cases— (1) Medical Men | 66 | 47 | 14 | 31 | 158 | 71 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 119 | 277 |
| (2) Charitable Societies | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 33 |
| (3) Out-Patients' Departments (St. Thomas' Hospital) | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 24 | 12 | 102 | 188 | 188 |
| (4) Others (e.g., Public Health Department, Patients, etc.) | 32 | 17 | 45 | 86 | 180 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 52 | 232 |
| (5) "Contacts" | 28 | 20 | 56 | 102 | 206 | 38 | 14 | 16 | 32 | 100 | 306 |
| TABLE III. | |||||||||||
| 0—Results of Diagnosis— 1. Ordinary Patients— (a) Tuberculousf | 63 | 33 | 24 | 41 | 161 | 98 | 43 | 22 | 116 | 279 | 440† |
| (b) Suspected Tuberculous | 36 | 32 | 42 | 86 | 196 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 35 | 94 | 290 |
| 2. "Contacts"— (a) Tuberculous† | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 46† |
| (b) Suspected Tuberculous | 21 | 13 | 49 | 93 | 176 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 84 | 260 |
* Including cases sent for opinion only, cases unfit or unsuitable to attend, cases classified as suspected tuberculous
(including non-tuberculous or doubtful), "contacts," and cases belonging and transferred to other Districts.
N.B.—Of the 486 cases (pulmonary 470, and non-pulmonary 16), diagnosed as tuberculous, 251 (i.e., 51.6 per cent.)
gave a family history of tuberculosis—Central Dispensary 79 out of 191 (pulmonary 184, and non-pulmonary 7),
Branch Dispensary 172 out of 295 (pulmonary 286, and non-pulmonary 9).