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Bermondsey 1939
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1939
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RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE DISPENSARY DURING THE YEAR 1939.
| 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 | 45 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 84 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 181 | 104 | 11 | 12 | 308 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 9 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 66 | 88 | 57 | 92 | 303 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 39 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 248 | 194 | 69 | 104 | 615 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 282 | 227 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 316 | 271 | 76 | 68 | 731 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 |
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes
(including personal consultations) 790
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st 778
2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases
returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years 13
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes
for Dispensary purposes 1,987
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not
desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases
"lost sight of" 55
10. Number of:—
(a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 939
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary
work 1,061
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) 55
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including
Contacts) 2,017
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary
Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above —
6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment
on December 31st 106
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register
on December 31st 301
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:—
(а) Personal 135
(b) Other 220
* In addition to these visits 520 visits were made by the Lady Almoner and 106 visits by the School Nurse.