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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
Stepney 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table referring to persons residing in the area which is served by the St. George's Dispensary.
| 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. 3lst pending diagnosis. | Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Not suffering from Tuberculosis. | |||||||||
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||||
| (a) All persons (including "Contacts.") | Adults. | M. | 5 | 164 | 169 | 66 | 6 | 85 | 4 | 8 |
| F. | 8 | 235 | 241 | 49 | 1 | 160 | 12 | 19 | ||
| Children under 15 | M. | 11 | 227 | 238 | 9 | 11 | 198 | 12 | 8 | |
| F. | 14 | 212 | 226 | 9 | 10 | 176 | 12 | 19 | ||
| Total | 38 | 836 | 874 | 133 | 28 | 619 | 40 | 54 | ||
| (b) "Contacts" (included in (a) ). | Adults. | M. | 0 | 72 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| F. | 1 | 120 | 121 | 5 | 1 | 109 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Children under 15. | M | 5 | 175 | 180 | 2 | 3 | 163 | 8 | 4 | |
| F. | 4 | 147 | 151 | 2 | 2 | 136 | 8 | 3 | ||
| (c) Insured persons (included in (a) ). | M | 3 | 113 | 116 | 53 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 1 | |
| F. | 2 | 54 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | ||
1. Number of patients under treatment or supervision (excluding persons under observation or
domiciliary treatment) on the 31st December 212
2. Total number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary during the year Insured 1041
Uninsured 1440
3. Number of persons placed during the year under observation at the Dispensary for the purpose
of diagnosis 136
4. Number of cases in which the period of observation at the Dispensary exceeded two months 28
5. Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on December 31st† 176
6. Number of reports received from Insurance Practitioners in respect of insured patients under
domiciliary treatment during the year 0
7. Number of persons referred to affiliated hospital for consultation 11
8. Number of consultations with medical practitioners at the homes of patients Insured 10
Uninsured 5
9 Number of other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officers to the homes of patients 215
10. Number of visits paid by Nurses or Health Visitors to the homes of patients for dispensary
purposes 1477
11. Number of specimens of sputum examined in connection with the work of the Dispensary 407
*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.