Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE XII. Return showing the Work of the Dispensary DURING THE YEAR 1937.
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Nonpulmonary. | 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 | 64 | 71 | – | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 75 | 79 | 5 | 8 | 167 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 186 | 221 | 59 | 42 | 508 |
B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 5 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 135 | 212 | 149 | 172 | 668 |
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
(a) Recovered | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
(b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 336 | 447 | 212 | 218 | 1213 |
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 624 | 459 | 39 | 44 | 114 | 123 | 87 | 78 | 738 | 582 | 126 | 122 | 1568 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 8 |