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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
Deptford 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Deptford Park, Evelyn, Vale and St. Paul's Wards. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | T.B. Positive | T.B. Negative | Non-Pulmonary | |
| No. of patients notified | 170 | 89 | 59 | 22 |
| No of above seen at Dispensary | 103 | 64 | 34 | 5 |
| Total contacts of cases seen at Dispensary— | ||||
| Adults | 224 | 144 | 70 | 10 |
| Children | 127 | 75 | 43 | 9 |
| No. of above contacts examined at Dispensary— | ||||
| Adults | 47 | 37 | 10 | — |
| Children | 60 | 37 | 14 | 9 |
| No. of notified cases not seen at Dispensary | 67 | 25 | 25 | 17 |
| Total contacts of above- | ||||
| Adults | 122 | 46 | 34 | 42 |
| Children | 37 | 12 | 6 | 19 |
| No. of above contacts examined at Dispensary - | ||||
| Adults | 14 | 8 | 6 | — |
| Children | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Total School Contact Cards sent to School Medical Officer | 117 | |||
| Class 1* | 18 | |||
| Class 2* | 47 | |||
| Class 3* | 52 | |||
*Class 1—Unsatisfactory cases.
*Class 2—Apparently healthy cases.
*Class 3—Not examined.
Approximately sixty per cent, of the cases notified, excluding
those notified after death, were seen at the Dispensary before the
end of the year. Probably many of the remainder will be seen
during the present year; these latter being cases notified late in
the year under report or patients who were sent direct to