Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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WOOLWICH VOLUNTARY DISPENSARY.
Statistics, 1920.
95. The following is a summary of the work referring to
the period 1st January to 31st December, 1920:—
TABLE No. 45.
Insured | Uninsured. | Total Number | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Adults | Children | |||
Patients examined and treated | 2,137 | 1,090 | 1,930 | 5,157 |
Attendances | 4,314 | 2,053 | 3,106 | 9,473 |
Home visits by Medical Staff | 569 | 85 | ... | 654 |
Do. Nurses and Health Visitors | 2,194 | 3,554 | .. | 5,748 |
New Patients | 424 | 268 | 597 | 1,289 |
Do. with Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 147 | 42 | 29 | 218 |
Do. with Surgical Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | 27 |
Do. under observation . | .. | .. | .. | 485 |
Do. non-Tuberculous | .. | .. | .. | 559 |
1,289 | ||||
Contacts examined | .. | .. | .. | 420 |
Results of examination of Contacts: | ||||
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
Surgical Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Observation cases | 33 | 25 | 65 | 123 |
Non-Tuberculous | 50 | 79 | 138 | 277 |
Patients examined for first time | .. | .. | .. | 1,289 |
Sputum examinations | 206 | 92 | 21 | 319 |
Do. found Positive | .. | .. | .. | 69 |
Do. found Negative | .. | .. | .. | 250 |
96. Ex-Soldiers and Sailors. 161 new cases have been
examined at the Dispensary during the year 1920 ; of this
number 65 were notified as suffering from Tuberculosis.
Including new and old patients:—