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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
St Pancras 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The work done at the dispensaries in 1921 is shown in the following table:—
| Tuberculosis Dispensary at University College Hospital. | Tuberculosis Dispensary at St. Pancras Dispensary 39, Oakley Square. | Branch Tuberculosis Dispensary of St. Pancras Dispensary at 132, Maiden Road. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insured Persons. | Uninsured Persons. | Total. | Insured Persons. | Uninsured Persons. | Total. | Insured Persons. | Uninsured Persons. | Total. | |
| No. of new cases | 89 | 85 | 174 | 254 | 208 | 462 | 18 | 44 | 62 |
| No. found to be suffering from— | |||||||||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 51 | 26 | 77 | 121 | 34 | 155 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Non-Tuberculous | 10 | 36 | 46 | 99 | 119 | 218 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| No. in whom diagnosis was found to be doubtful | 21 | 14 | 35 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Total attendances | 755 | 577 | 1,332 | 1,760 | 1,126 | 2,886 | 83 | 356 | 439 |
| No. of above attendances at which physical | 443 | 323 | 766 | 1,354 | 769 | 2,123 | 74 | 248 | 322 |
| examinations and records were made | |||||||||
| Home visits by-— | |||||||||
| Tuberculosis Officer | 2 | 4 | 6 | 123 | 64 | 187 | * | * | * |
| Dispensary Nurse | 571 | 405 | 976 | 96 | 115 | 211 | 17 | 68 | 85 |
| No. of persons referred to the hospital to | 3 | 5 | 8 | 124 | 99 | 223 | 14 | 24 | 38 |
| which this Dispensary is affiliated | |||||||||
| No. of consultations with Medical Practitioners | — | - | " | 20 | 4 | 24 | * | * | * |
| No. of written reports to— | |||||||||
| (a) Public Authorities | 290 | 98 | 388 | 1,402 | 534 | 1,936 | 36 | 96 | 132 |
| (b) Practitioners | 10 | 6 | 16 | 171 | 37 | 208 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| No. of Specimens of sputum examined | 86 | 14 | 100 | 817 | 173 | 990 | * | * | * |
| * Included in Oakley Square. | |||||||||
Treatment of Tuberculosis in Sanatoria and Hospitals.
Until 1st May, 1921, the institutional treatment of insured persons was undertaken
by the London Insurance Committee and of uninsured persons by the London County Council.
After that date the London County Council took over all of this work. In the following figures
(St. Pancras) the cases dealt with by the two authorities are not distinguished:—
| 1921. | No. of Applica-cations for institutional Treatment. | No. of these Applicants who were admitted. |
|---|---|---|
| Ex-service men | 96 | 93 |
| Others | 134 | 115 |
| Total | 230 | 208 |
| These figures may be compared with the following:— | ||
| No. of cases notified on Form C in 1921 as having been admitted to sanatoria | 234 | |
| Poor Law Institutions | 156 | |