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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Central Dispensary. | Branch Dispensary. | Combined Totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insured. | Not Insured. | Total. | Insured. | Not Insured. | Total. | ||||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||||
| TABLE 1. | |||||||||||
| 1.—Total Attendances. (a) New Patients | 249 | 164 | 239 | 470 | 1122 | 139 | 51 | 36 | 128 | 354 | 1476 |
| (b) Old Patients | 1451 | 1364 | 906 | 2332 | 6053 | 1304 | 767 | 497 | 1804 | 4372 | 10425 |
| Totals | 1700 | 1528 | 1145 | 2802 | 7175 | 1443 | 818 | 533 | 1932 | 4726 | 11901 |
| II.—Particulars of New Patients. | |||||||||||
| A.—Age Periods and Sex— | |||||||||||
| (1) Under 15 | — | — | 173 | 217 | 390 | — | — | 20 | 37 | 57 | 447 |
| ('2) 15 and over | 249 | 164 | 66 | 253 | 732 | 139 | 51 | 16 | 91 | 297 | 1029 |
| (a) 15—25 | 81 | 80 | 18 | 43 | 222 | 42 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 92 | 314 |
| (b) 25—35 | 71 | 45 | 12 | 83 | 211 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 94 | 305 |
| (c) 35—45 | 66 | 28 | 15 | 71 | 180 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 71 | 251 |
| (d) 45—55 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 80 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 110 |
| (e) 55—65 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 32 |
| (f) 65 and over | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| B—Lengths of Attendances — | |||||||||||
| (1) One month and over | 81 | 48 | 40 | 110 | 279 | 83 | 33 | 23 | 78 | 217 | 496 |
| (2) Under one month1 | 168 | 116 | 199 | 360 | 843 | 56 | 18 | 13 | 50 | 137 | 980 |
| TABLE II. | |||||||||||
| C—Sources of Cases— | |||||||||||
| (1) Medical men | 137 | 77 | 30 | 56 | 300 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 83 | 383 |
| (2) Charitable Societies | — | — | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 29 |
| (3) Out Patients' Department (St Thomas's Hospital! | - | 2 | - | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 61 | 63 | |
| (4) Others (e.g., Public Health Departments, Patients, etc.) | 75 | 48 | 88 | 207 | 418 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 63 | 481 |
| (5) " Contacts " | 37 | 39 | 113 | 197 | 386 | 45 | 15 | 17 | 57 | 134 | 520 |
| TABLE III. | |||||||||||
| D—Results of diagnosis— | |||||||||||
| 1. Ordinary Patients — | |||||||||||
| (a) Tuberculosis | 139 | 70 | 42 | 109 | 360 | 60 | 22 | 16 | 43 | 141 | 501 |
| (b) Suspected Tuberculosis | 73 | 55 | 84 | 164 | 376 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 79 | 455 |
| 2. "Contacts"— | |||||||||||
| (a) Tuberculosis | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 50 |
| (b) Suspected Tuberculosis | 30 | 31 | 106 | 180 | 347 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 123 | 470 |
| 3. Tuberculin— | |||||||||||
| Diagnostic ... | — | - | 101 | 110 | 211 | - | |||||
| Positive Reaction | - | - | 34 | 43 | 77 | - | |||||
| Negative Reaction | - | - | 67 | 67 | 134 | - | |||||
*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.
†Of the 551 cases diagnosed as Tuberculous (Pulmonary 507, non-pulmonary 44), 196. — i.e. 35.56 per cent. gave a family
history of Tuberculosis—Central Dispensary 125 out of 399 (pulmonary 371, non-pulmonary 28), Branch Dispensary
71 out of 152 (pulmonary 136, non-pulmonary 16).