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 Brent]
This page requires JavaScript
Table 15
TUBERCULOSIS: SUMMARY OF WORK OF WILLESDEN CHEST CLINIC
Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Total number of persons examined for the first time during the year, including new contacts shown below. | ||||||
(a) Persons who were given a full medical examination | _ | — | _ | _ | 1,151 | 876 |
(b) Persons who were given X-ray examination only | — | — | — | — | 2,142 | 1,792 |
Number of persons found to be tuberculous during the year, including new contacts shown below | 65 | 38 | 22 | 15 | 87 | 53 |
Number of new contacts seen for the first time during the year and included above | ||||||
(a) Contacts who were given a full medical examination | — | — | — | — | 239 | 191 |
(b) Contacts who were given X-ray examination only | - | - | - | - | 272 | 232 |
Number found to be tuberculous | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 |
Number of cases not on the register but who are under observation at the chest clinic | - | - | - | - | 220 | 165 |