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City of London 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE DISPENSARY DURING THE YEAR 1933.
CITY RESIDENTS.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||||
| A.—NEW CASES examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | ... | 1 | 12 | |||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 27 | ||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |||||
| B.—CONTACTS examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous. | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - | 54 | ||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | 8 | 28 | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 51 | |||||
| C.—CASES written off the Dispensary Register as— | ||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | .... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||||
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous).... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 65 | |||||
| D.—NUMBER OF CASES on Dispensary Registeron December31st:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 30 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | l | 2 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 57 | |||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||
1. Number of cases on Dispensary 2. Number of cases transferred from
Register on January 1st, 1933:— 51 other areas and cases returned after
discharge under Head 3 in previous
years 4
3. Number of cases transferred toother 4. Cases written off during the year as
areas, cases not desiring further Dead (all causes) 4
assistance under the scheme, and
cases “lost sight of” 9
5. Number of attendances at the 6. Number of Insured Persons under
Dispensary (including Contacts) 389 Domiciliary Treatment on the
31st December —
7. Number of consultations with med- 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
ical practitioners:— Officers to homes (including
(a) Personal 12 personal consultations) 1
(b) Other
9. Number of visits by Nurses or 10. Number of
Health Visitors to Homes for Dis- (a) Specimens of sputum, etc.,
pensary purposes 344 examined 29
(b) X-ray examinations made in
connection with Dispensary
work 94
1. Number of “Recovered” cases re- 12. Number of “T.B. plus” cases on
stored to Dispensary Register, and Dispensary Register on December
included in A (a) and A (b) above 31st 26
NON-RESIDENTS.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. Children. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| A.—NEW CASES examined during the year (excluding contacts) :— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 67 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | ... | l | 76 | 62 | 3 | 4 | 145 | |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | 231 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 77 1 | |
| B.—Number of Tuberculous City workers attending Dispensary for treatment on Dec. 31st, 1933 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| C — Number of Non-Resident and Non-Workers attending Dispensary for treatment on | ||||||||||||||
| Dec. 31st, 1933 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | 30 | ||
| 283 | ||||||||||||||