London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Fulham 1914
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1914
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The Medical Officer has also furnished the following
tables and other information relating to the the work of
the Dispensary:—
THE WORK OF THE DISPENSARY DURING 1914. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
| New Patients. | |
| 1. Suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis | 203 |
| 2. ,, ,, other forms of ,, | 45 |
| 3. Suspected cases | 261 |
| 4. Non-tuberculous cases | 361 |
| Total | 870 |
| Number of Patients actually attending (old and new). | |
| 1. Insured | 286 |
| 2. Uninsured | 1,268 |
| Total | 1,554 |
| Number of Attendances at Dispenary. | |
| 1. Insured | 2,276 |
| 2. Uninsured | 8,084 |
| Total | 10,360 |
| Doctor's home visits | 2,385 |
| Nurses' „ | 2,747 |
| Contacts examined at home | 311 |
| Contacts who have become patients | 212 |
| Patients who had tuberculin treatment | 109 |
| „ „ cutaneous tuberculin tests | 837 |
| „ ,, subcutaneous „ „ | 72 |
| Cases sent to Sanatoria | 32 |
| „ Hospitals | 6 |
| „ Convalescent Homes | 63 |
| „ Infirmary | 43 |
| „ Homes for the Dying | 5 |
| Cases boarded out | 22 |