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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
Greenwich 1915
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1915
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| Males. | Females. | Children. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taken on as Patients) (Tuberculous) | 4 | .. 10 | 12 | 26 |
| Sent to Institution (Hos pital Convalescent Home) ) | - | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Died (Intercurrent Dis ease) | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Interned | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Enlisted | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 6 | 20 | 24 | 50 |
These tables refer, of course, only to those observation patients
who received treatment at the Dispensary.
| Hospital | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| Infirmary | 5 | — | — | |
| Sanatorium | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
Insured: 10 Males, 1 Female.
After ( are.
An Interim Tuberculosis Care Committee has been formed
for the purpose, principally, of utilizing the resources of those
institutions in the Borough which have been for some time past
dealing with cases of Tuberculosis.
By this means it is hoped bo prevent "overlapping," and to
co-ordinate the work of agencies and persons interested from
various points of view in the prevention and cure of Tuberculosis.
The Interim Committee at present has the following
members: —
The Medical Officer of Health.
The Tuberculosis Officer.
The Divisional Medical Officer, L.C.C.
Dr. Forbes.
District Organiser, L.C.C.
Miss Stevens.