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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
Camberwell 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE XIV. Particulars of the sleeping arrangements of the cases referred to in Table XIII, as ascertained at the first home visit to patient.
| In separate room | In 112 cases. |
| Alone in bed with 1 other in room | „ 45 „ |
| „ „ 2 others „ | „ 19 „ |
| „ „ 3 „ „ | „ 7 „ |
| In bed with 1 person and no others in room | „ 110 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 1 other in room | „ 19 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 2 others „ | „ 20 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 3 „ „ | „ 9 „ |
| In bed with 2 persons and no others in room | „ 7 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 1 other „ | „ 2 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 2 others „ | „ – „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 3 „ „ | „ – „ |
| In bed with 3 persons and no others in room | „ 1 „ |
| 351 |
The Nature and Extent of Co-operation with General and
Special Hospitals, School Clinic and other Institutions.
1. With General and Special Hospitals. (a) King's College
Hospital. Including cases sent to the X-ray Department, 671
Dispensary patients were sent to hospital in 1937 for an opinion
as to diagnosis, etc.
(b) Other Hospitals. Many of our patients when requested
to go to a hospital for further examination and opinion asked to be
sent to the hospital they knew best and the following hospitals
were selected: —
Sick Children's Hospital,
Great Ormond Street.
St. Thomas's.
Guy's.
Charing Cross.
Throat Hospital, Golden Square.
Brompton.
South London Hospital for
Women.
Evelina.
Royal Waterloo
City of London.
Belgrave.
All Saints'.
Grosvenor Hospital for Women.
2. With School Clinic. All contacts of school age are referred
by the Dispensary to the Divisional School Medical Officer for the
area for special and periodical observation by the School Medical
Officers. Doubtful cases of tuberculosis are referred back to the
Dispensary for special examination.
Co-operation with Medical Practitioners.
The number of new patients sent by practitioners to the Dispensary
for diagnosis or seen in consultation at their homes was 588.