[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney] page 23

Stepney 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Table referring to persons residing in the area which is served by the S tepney G reen D ispensary.

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Table referring to persons residing in the area which is served by the S tepney G reen D ispensary.

Number of				Under observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis.	Examined for the first time during the year.	Total.	Found to be				Under observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st pending diagnosis.	Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis.
							Suffering fr m Tuberculosis.		Not suffering from Tuberculosis.
							Pulmonary.	Non-Pulmonary.	Not suffering from Tuberculosis.
(a) All persons (including "Contacts.")	Adults. ____ I		M.	19	221	240	69	4	149		12	6
	Adults. ____ I		F.	19	240	259	56	6	185		9	3
	Children under 15.		M.	23	260	283	24	8	220		18	13
	Children under 15.		F.	21	268	289	21	4	235		14	15
	Total			82	989	1071	170	22	789		53	37
(6) "Contacts" (included in (")).	Adults.		M	12	115	127	21	2	94		7	3
	Adults.		F.	14	139	153	16	0	132		5	0
	Children under 15.		M.	11	179	190	19	1	155		13	2
	Children under 15.		F.	15	197	212	17	2	185		6	2
(c) Insured persons (included in (a) ).			M.	5	118	123	43	1	72		4	3
(c) Insured persons (included in (a) ).			F.	3	72	75	24	1	46		2	2
1. Number of patients under treatment or supervision (excluding persons under observation or domiciliary treatment) on the 31st December*													284
2. Total number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary during the year										Insured			1012
										Uninsured			2499
3. Number of persons placed during the year under observation at the Dispensary for the purpose of diagnosis													151
4. Number of cases in which the period of observation at the Dispensary exceeded two months													32
5. Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on December 31st†													184
6. Number of reports received from Insurance Practitioners in respect of insured patients under domiciliary treatment during the year													11
7. Number of persons referred to affiliated hospital for consultation													25
8. Number of consultations with medical practitioners at the homes of patients										Insured			10
										Uninsured			2
9. Number of other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officers to the homes of patients													167
10. Number of visits paid by Nurses or Health Visitors to the homes of patients for dispensary purposes													2275
11. Number of specimens of sputum examined in connection with the work of the Dispensary													521
*Insured persons under domiciliary treatment by Insurance practitioners are excluded, even though they may attend the dispensary at intervals for examination or consultation. Such cases are included under Head 5. All insured persons in the dispensary area who are actually receiving domiciliary treatment from Insurance practitioners are included, irrespective of the date upon which they were placed under domiciliary treatment and of any attendance at the dispensary.