Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922
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the time he had to wait before being admitted to a Sanatorium,
that Association gave him a grant of milk and eggs which was of
verv great benefit to him.
Summary of Dispensary Statistics for 1922.
Number of new patients— | |
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Insured | 227. |
Uninsured | 364 (151 adults and 213 children). |
Total | 591 |
Number of patients who attended (old and new), 1,454.
Number of attendances— | |
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Insured | 2,507. |
Uninsured | 3,703. |
Total | 6,210. |
Pulmonary | 176. | ||
Non-pulmonary | 46. | ||
Total | 222 (of these, 190 were notifications of new patients). | ||
Number of physical examinations | 2,993 | ||
Number of reports sent to public bodies | 945 | ||
Number of reports sent to doctors | 214 | ||
Number of home visits paid by doctors | 1,264 | ||
Number of home visits paid by nurses | 5,447 |
Hospital. | Sanatoria. | |
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Men | 29 | 56 |
Women | 5 | 29 |
Children | 2 | 7 |
13 children have been sent to Convalescent Homes through the
Invalid Children's Care Committee.
5 girls were placed in Training Homes by the Charity Organisation
Committee.
2 women were sent to Convalescent Homes by the Charity Organisation
Committee.
5 patients were admitted to institutions privately.
73 homes were reported as insanitary and have been done up.