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
Greenwich 1918
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1918
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Sputum Examination.
| Negative Results | 125 |
| Positive „ | 32 |
| Number of Examinations | 157 |
Dispensary Patients referred elsewhere.
| Males. | Females. | Children. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanatorium | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| Infirmary | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Hospital | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| Doctors | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | 23 | 19 | 56 |
Suspected (Observation) Patients Discharged.
| Much Improved. | Improved. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 8 | – | 8 |
| Females | 11 | – | 11 |
| Children | 61 | – | 61 |
| 80 | – | 80 |
Suspected (observation) Patients disposed of otherwise.
| Males. | Females. | Children. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taken on as Patients) (Tuberculous) ) | 10 | 8 | 21 | 39 |
| Sent to Institution (Hospital Convalescent Home) | 1 | 11 | 6 | 18 |
| Died (Intercurrent Disease) ) | – | – | – | – |
| Interned | – | – | – | – |
| Enlisted | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | 19 | 27 | 57 |
Deaths of Patients during 1918.
| Males. | Females. | Children. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Hospital | – | – | – | – |
| Infirmary | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Sanatorium | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |