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Bermondsey 1933
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1933
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RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE DISPENSARY DURING THE YEAR 1933.
| Diagnosis | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total | Grand Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 75 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 78 | 64 | 12 | 5 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 6 | 1 | – | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 115 | 100 | 44 | 37 | 475 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 89 | 146 | 197 | 182 | 639 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 12 | |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 212 | 257 | 242 | 222 | 992 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 320 | 234 | 57 | 52 | 38 | 51 | 74 | 68 | 358 | 285 | 131 | 120 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 6 | 1 | – | 915 |
*In addition to these visits 884 visits were made by the Lady Almoner and 273 visits by the School Nurse.