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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
Chelsea 1922
Annual report for 1922 of the Medical Officer of Health
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A large number of insured and uninsured patients received hospital
and sanatorium treatment under the London County Council scheme.
The number of new cases of Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis
visited by the Municipal Tuberculosis Visitor in the course of the
year was 72. The total number of visits paid in respect of all cases of
Tuberculosis and suspected Tuberculosis was 375. The Borough Council
lent beds and bedding to 8 cases in the course of the year.
Twenty-two new cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were notified
in 1922. Several cases were helped to obtain proper surgical treatment
in hospitals, and others were sent to country or sea-side convalescent
homes through the agency of the Chelsea Branch of the Invalid Children's
Aid Association.
Twenty-five cases of Tuberculosis were certified during the year by
the Tuberculosis Officer as requiring extra nourishment, as part of the
medical treatment, and these cases were supplied at the cost of the Borough
Council (£57 17s.) with extra foods such as milk, eggs and butter.
During the year the Tuberculosis Care Committee met fortnightly, except during the vacations, and dealt with cases as under:—
| Sanatorium cases | 215 |
| Referred to I.C.A.A. | 79 |
| Open-air school cases | 14 |
| Extra nourishment, including renewals | 52 |
| Referred to Poor Law Authorities | 8 |
| Referred to Medical Officer of Health | 4 |
| Miscellaneous cases | 17 |
| Under observation at Dispensary | 235 |
| 624 |
Chelsea Tuberculosis Dispensary, Brompton Hospital. Work done during 1922.
| Under observation on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis. | Examined for the first time. | Total. | Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Not suffering from Tuberculosis. | Under observation Dec. 31st | Ceased attendance before diognosis. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non. Pulmonary. | ||||||||
| (a) All persons (including contacts. | Adults | 110 | 275 | 385 | 46 | 4 | 285 | 38 | 12 |
| Under 15 | 115 | 232 | 347 | 4 | 4 | 311 | 24 | 4 | |
| Total | 225 | 507 | 732 | 50 | 8 | 596 | 62 | 16 | |
| (b) Contacts (included in (a) ) | Adults | 31 | 36 | 2 | — | 31 | 3 | — | |
| Under 15 | 15 | 57 | 72 | 1 | — | 63 | 8 | — | |
| Total | 20 | 88 | 108 | 3 | — | 94 | 11 | — | |
| (c) Insured persons (in-' eluded in (a)) | 56 | 120 | 176 | 28 | 3 | 118 | 20 | 7 | |