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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
Hammersmith 1918
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1918
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I append table shewing work carried out in connection with
the Dispensary up to the "31st December, 1918.
The Dispensary has already been the means of assisting many
persons in obtaining admission to Sanatoria, etc.
Return as to work carried out in connection with the Hammersmith Tuberculosis Dispensary for the period from 1st September, 1918, to 31st December, 1918.
| I nsured. | Uninsured. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Children under 16 | Adults. | ||
| Males. | Females. | ||||
| 1. (a) Number of persons examined for the first time during the above period at or in connection with the Dispensary | 59 | 24 | 72 | 3 | 23 |
| (b) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis | 44 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 14 |
| (c) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| (d) Number included under 1 (a) who were were found to be non-tuberculous | 7 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| (e) Number included under 1 (a) in whom the diagnosis was found to be doubtful | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Insured. | Uninsured. | ||||
| 2. (a) Total attendances at the Dispensary (including attendances at the Dispensary of persons included under 1 (a) | 234 | 278 | |||
| (b) Number of the above attendances at which systematic physical examinations and records were made | 114 | 154 | |||
| 3. Number of visits to patients at their own homes by the Dispensary medical officer in connection with the supervision of home conditions | 44 | 46 | |||
| 4. Number of visits to patients at their own homes by the Dispensary nurses in connection with the supervision of home conditions and "following up" | 1650 | ||||
| 5. Number of persons suffering from or suspected to be suffering from tuber culosis referred to the Hospital to which the Dispensary is affiliated | Not affiliated yet. | ||||
| 6. Number of consultations with— (a) Medical Advisor of the Insurance Committee | - | - | |||
| (b) Consulting Physicians at the Hospital to which the Dispensary is affiliated | - | - | |||
| 3 | 2 | ||||
| (c) Practitioners at the homes of patients | |||||
| 7. Number of written reports concerning individual patients made to- (a) Public authorities | 53 | 22 | |||
| 28 | 7 | ||||
| (b) Practitioners | |||||
| 8. Number of specimens of sputum examined | 18 | 7 | |||