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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
Lambeth 1915
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1915
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LAMBETH TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES SCHEME
| Central Dispensary. | Branch Dispensary. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insured. | Not Insured. | Total | Insured. | Not Insured. | Total. | |||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |||
| TABLE 1. 1.—Total Attendances. | ||||||||||
| 1.—Total Attendances. | ||||||||||
| (a) New Patients | 198 | 148 | 224 | 392 | 962 | 146 | 90 | 155 | 304 | 695 |
| (b) Old Patients | 1442 | 1212 | 1095 | 2728 | 6477 | 846 | 307 | 321 | 1541 | 3015 |
| Totals | 1640 | 1360 | 1319 | 3120 | 7439 | 992 | 397 | 476 | 1845 | 3710 |
| II.—Particulars of New Patients. | ||||||||||
| A.—Age Periods and Sex— | ||||||||||
| (1) Under 15 | - | - | 170 | 172 | 342 | - | - | 121 | 153 | 274 |
| (2) 15 and over | 198 | 148 | 54 | 220 | 620 | 146 | 90 | 34 | 151 | 421 |
| (a) 15—25 | 46 | 76 | 15 | 37 | 174 | 37 | 53 | 11 | 39 | 140 |
| (b) 25—35 | 62 | 44 | 12 | 87 | 205 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 44 | 114 |
| (c) 35—45 | 60 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 134 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 87 |
| (d) 45—55 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 69 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 59 |
| (e) 55—65 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 7 | - | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| (f) 65 and over | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| B—Lengths of Attendances,— | ||||||||||
| (1) One month and over | 88 | 52 | 72 | 139 | 351 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 79 | 212 |
| (2) Under one month1 | 127 | 89 | 147 | 248 | 611 | 90 | 51 | 117 | 225 | 483 |
| TABLE II. | ||||||||||
| C—Sources of Cases— | ||||||||||
| (1) Medical men | 157 | 79 | 38 | 55 | 329 | 70 | 43 | 12 | 25 | 150 |
| (2) Charitable Societies | - | 1 | - | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| (3) Out Patients' Department (St. Thomas's Hospital) | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 13 | 33 | 67 | 139 |
| (4) Others {e.g., Public Health Departments Patients, etc.) | 24 | 29 | 109 | 187 | 349 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 93 |
| (5) " Contacts " | 34 | 32 | 72 | 139 | 277 | 16 | 23 | 94 | 154 | 287 |
| TABLE III. | ||||||||||
| D—Results of diagnosis— | ||||||||||
| 1. Ordinary Patien ts— | ||||||||||
| (a) Tuberculosis | 112 | 42 | 27 | 73 | 254 | 82 | 36 | 30 | 80 | 228 |
| (b) Suspected Tuberculosis | 53 | 61 | 117 | 168 | 399 | 49 | 29 | 27 | 66 | 171 |
| 2. " Contacts "— | ||||||||||
| (a) Tuberculosis | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| (b) Suspected Tuberculosis | 26 | 36 | 71 | 143 | 276 | 14 | 25 | 98 | 158 | 295 |
| 3. Tuberculin— | ||||||||||
| Diagnostic | - | 1 | 43 | 34 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Positive Reaction | - | - | 8 | 11 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Negative Reaction | - | 1 | 35 | 23 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - |
* Including cases sent for opinion only, cases unfit or unsuitable to attend, cases classified as suspected tuberculous (including
non-tuberculous or doubtful), "contacts," and cases belonging and transferred to other Districts.