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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TABLE No. 67.
Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1927.
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | 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 | 98 | 95 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 103 | 109 | 14 | 22 |
(6) Doubtfully tuberculous | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 14 | 27 | 11 | 8 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 195 | 206 | 190 | 191 |
13. CONTACTS examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
(a) Definitely tuberculous | . . | 1 | 1 | 9 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 2 |
(6) Doubtfully tuberculous | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | . . | 4 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 49 | 88 | 58 | 83 |
C. CASES written off Dispensary register as | ||||||||||||
(a) Cured | 203 | 171 | 19 | 19 | 43 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 246 | 206 | 47 | 34 |
(6) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 279 | 339 | 267 | 288 |
D. NUMBER OF PERSONS on Dispensary register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||
(a) Diagnosis completed | 480 | 398 | 35 | 36 | 55 | 65 | 44 | 42 | 535 | 463 | 79 | 78 |
(6) Diagnosis not completed | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 |