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Fulham 1913
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1913
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of the Borough," and assist in the carrying out of
any necessary measures for the prevention of tuberculosis
in the borough, but that the Tuberculosis
Officer shall be independent of any control by the
Medical Officer of Health in all matters relating to
diagnosis and the treatment of patients, contacts and
suspects.
(6) That the Tuberculosis Officer shall furnish to
the Medical Officer of Health full information regarding
the sanitary conditions of all dwelling-houses
within the borough in which cases of tuberculosis have
been diagnosed or treated by him or his assistants.
(7) That the Council shall be entitled to appoint
three persons to act upon and be members of the
Dispensary Committee, and that such persons shall
have and exercise all the rights and powers appertaining
to membership of the said Committee.
The following summary of the work of the Dispensary
during the year has been furnished by the Medical
Officer, Dr. John Sullivan:—
TABLE I (A).
| New Patients. | |
| 1. Suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis | 324 |
| 2. „ „ other forms „ | 86 |
| 3. ,, „ suspected cases ,, | 323 |
| 4. „ „ non-tuberculous | 429 |
| Patients actually attending (old and new) | 1,800 |
| 1. Insured | 263 |
| 2. Uninsured | |
| Attendances at Dispensary— 1. Insured 2,361 2. Uninsured 11,967) | 14,598 |
| Doctor's home visits | 2,175 |
| Nurse's | 1,517 |
| Contacts examined at home | 668 |
| Patients who were contacts | 443 |
| Patients who had tuberculin treatment | 162 |
| 1. Beraneck's tuberculin | 60 |
| 2. P.T.O. followed by old tuberculin | 95 |
| 3. B.E. | 7 |