Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1918 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary.
In the following tabular statement some idea may be gained of the
work done in connection with the Dispensary since its inception.
The number of patients actually under treatment, and the number
of persons under review, fluctuates from time to time. At the close of
1918 the former numbered 98, and the latter 195.
Year.
No. of
New
Applicants.
No. of New
Applicants
treated.
No. of
Contacts
examined.
Total
Attendances
of all kinds.
Total No. of
Home Visitis
paid by
Tuberculosis
Medical Officer
and Dispensary
Nurse.
1913 455 191 204 2808 1013
1st Feb to 31st
Dec.
1914 455 118 195 1913 1269
1915 308 146 158 899 459
1916 230 165 100 1519 368
1917 383 183 113 1682 766
1918 371 105 124 1821 298
Return required by the Local Government Board, London County Council
and London County Insurance Committee as to work carried out in
connection with the Tuberculosis Dispensary for the period from 1st
January—31st December, 1918.
(This Return relates only to persons residing in the area served by the Dispensary in accordance with the scheme of the Metropolitan Borough Council.)
Insured. | Non-insured. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | P. | Children under 16. | M. | F. | Totals. | |
1. (a) Number of persons examined for the first time during the above period at or in connection with the Dispensary | 74 | 38 | 136 | 10 | 73 | 371 |
(b) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be suffering from Pul-monary Tuberculosis | 50 | 20 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 143 |
(c) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 3 | 5 | 15 | - | - | 24 |
(d) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be non-tuberculous | 16 | 11 | 99 | 18 | 29 | 173 |
(e) Number included under 1 (a) in whom the diagnosis was found to be doubtful | 5 | l | 14 | 6 | 31 | |