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Greenwich 1920

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1920

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Return as to Work carried out in connection with the Greenwich Dispensary for the Year 1920.

Insured.Uninsured.
Males.FemalesChildren under 16.Adults.
Males.females
1.(a) Number of persons examined for the first time during the above period at or in connection with the Dispensary1457855315128
(b) Number included under 1(a) who were found to be suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis312321-19
(c) Number included under 1(a) who were found to be suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis3112012
(d) Number included under 1(a) who were found to be non-tuberculous84413111380
(e) Number included under 1(a) in whom the diagnosis was found to be doubtful2713101127
Insured.Un-insured
2.(a) Total attendances at the Dispensary [including attend-ances at the Dispensary of persons included under 1(a)]22336519
(b) Number of the above attendances at which systematic physical examinations and records were made5261336
3. Number of visits to patients at their own homes by the Dispensary medical officers in connection with the super-vision of home conditions1926
4. Number of visits to patients at their own homes by the Dispensary nurses in connection with the supervision of home conditions and " following up "18983064
5. Number of persons suffering from or suspected to be suffer-ing from tuberculosis referred to the Hospital to which the Dispensary is affiliated--
6. Number of consultations with the— (a) Medical Adviser of the Insurance Committee--
(b) Consulting Physicians at the Hospital to which the Dispensary is affiliated--
(c) Practitioners at the homes of patients5330
7. Number of written reports concerning individual patients made to—
(a) Public authorities343190
(b) Practitioners1515
8. Number of specimens of sputum examined14266