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. 73.
Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1929.
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 | 97 | 90 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 106 | 100 | 23 | 21 |
(6) Doubtfully tuberculous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 35 | 14 | 22 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 189 | 185 | 147 | 134 |
B. CONTACTS examined during the year :— (a) Definitely tuberculous | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 |
(6) Doubtfully tuberculous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 72 | 104 | 98 | 91 |
C. CASES written off Dispensary register as (a) Cured | 24 | 16 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
(6) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 286 | 328 | 264 | 253 |
D. NUMBER OF PERSONS on Dispensary register on December 31st :— (a) Diagnosis completed | 386 | 359 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 62 | 30 | 53 | 425 | 421 | 72 | 92 |
(6) Diagnosis not completed | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |