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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
Fulham 1923
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1923
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| Number of home visits paid by the nurses | 4,603 |
| Number of ex-service men attending | 276 |
| Number of ex-service men notified as suffering from tuberculosis | 213 |
| Sputum examinations for tubercle bacilli | 1,616 |
| Urine examinations | 69 |
| Blood examinations | 13 |
| Bacteriological examinations of urine, pleural fluids, etc. | 30 |
(a) By the London County Council—
| Hospital. | Sanatorium | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 44 | 49 | |
| Women | 14 | 23 | |
| Children | 2 | 14 | |
| (b) By the Relieving Officer mostly to Infirmary— | |||
| Men ... | |||
| Women | 7 | ||
| Children | 19 | ||
13 children have been sent away by the Invalid Children's Aid
Association.
2 Women were sent to Homes for the Dying by the Charity
Organisation Society.
1 woman was sent to a convalescent home by the Charity
isation Society.
2 children were boarded out by the Charity Organisation Society.
1 man was sent to a convalescent home by the Royal Red Cross
Association.
2 children were placed in permanent homes by the United Services
Fund.
2 patients went to sanatoria privately.
Total number sent away during the year, 202.
A great defect in the tuberculosis scheme in London
is the lack of sufficient accommodation in institutions
for advanced cases. It must be admitted that it is
not necessary for all advanced cases to go to hospital,
and that many will not go even if they are offered
vacancies.
Nevertheless, the accommodation available is quite
inadequate, and until this defect is remedied the
disease will go on spreading insidiously from one
person to another living in contact with him.