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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 1919
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1919
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TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
Report or Tuberculosis Officer on the Working of the
Dispensary for the Year 1919.
I have the honour to submit the seventh report upon the work carried out at the Tuberculosis Dispensary.
New Patients examined during 1919.
| Recommended by. | Males. | Females. | Children. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Practitioners | 84 | 39 | 23 | 146 |
| London County Council | — | — | 32 | 32 |
| From Sanatoria | 17 | 16 | 4 | 37 |
| Own accord | 20 | 29 | 112 | 161 |
| Contacts | 19 | 60 | 387 | 466 |
| Other Institutions, Hospitals, Clinics, &c. ) | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 |
| 143 | 153 | 575 | 871 | |
| Consultative Cases. | Males. | Females. | Children. | Total. |
| Insured Persons | 160 | 37 | — | 197 |
| Uninsured Persons | 13 | 28 | 28 | 69 |
| 173 | 65 | 28 | 266 | |
| Males. | Females. | Children. | Total. | |
| Contacts | 19 | 60 | 387 | 466 |
| Found Tuberculous | 3 | 13 | 73 | 89 |
| Attendances. Patients retained for Treatment, | ||||
| Males. | Females. | Children. | Total. | |
| Patients | 119 | 126 | 271 | 516 |
| Re-attendances | 1259 | 1649 | 4756 | 7664 |
| Patients retained for Observation. | ||||
| Males. | Females. | Children. | Total. | |
| Patients | 22 | 46 | 221 | 289 |
| Re-attendances | 101 | 352 | 2015 | 2468 |
| Nurses Visits. | ||||
| First Visits | 426 | |||
| Re-visits | 3051 | |||
| 3477 | ||||