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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 1922
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1922
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New Patients.
During the year 657 patients attended at the Tuberculosis
Dispensary for examination for the first time. Of these, 286
were under the age of 15 and 371 were adults.
Males comprised 299, females 358.
Diagnosis.
| Found to have Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 159 |
| Found to have other forms of Tuberculosis | 20 |
| Shewing no evidence of Tuberculosis | 478 |
Total Attendances and Examinations.
The total attendances of persons for purposes of examination,
observation and treatment, numbered 3,305.
This includes not only the new patients for 1922, but also
persons who have continued attendance from previous years.
Physical examinations were carried out in 1,673 instances.*
* I.e., on an average one examination per two attendances.
The number of insured persons under Domiciliary treatment,
with Dispensary supervision, on 31st December was
289.
Sputum Examination.
Five hundred and twenty-five specimens of sputum and
other pathological products were examined bacteriologically.
One hundred and one shewed the presence of Tubercle Bacilli,
while 424 proved negative.
Institutional Treatment
The admission of patients into Institutions (Sanatoria,
Tuberculosis Colonies, Hospitals and Homes), under the
London County Council's Scheme, numbered 173.