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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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During the year a system of routine examination of patients
under dispensary supervision by appointment was organised
and subsequent to the first visit the patient is now reminded at
intervals that it is time for a routine examination and is given a
day and time to attend, thereby avoiding long waits in the dispensary
waiting room.
DISPENSARY TABLE I. Return showing the Work of the Dispensary during the Year 1938.
| 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 | 121 | 96 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 132 | 103 | 21 | 10 | 266 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | 8 | 5 | – | 2 | 15 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 237 | 280 | 95 | 75 | 687 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | – | 7 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | — | 1 | 2 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 | 92 | 7 | 82 | 306 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 33 |
| (6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 300 | 377 | 173 | 160 | 1010 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 638 | 477 | 45 | 46 | 109 | 119 | 90 | 77 | 747 | 596 | 135 | 123 | 1601 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | – | 3 | 17 |
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DISPENSARY TABLE 1.
Return showing the Work of the Dispensary
during the Year 1938.
Diagnosis.
Pulmonary.
NONPULMONARY.
Total.
Grand
Total.
Adults.
Child,
ren.
Adults.
Children
Adults.
Children.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M
F.
M.
F.
I
-
n
j
I
A. —New Cases examined during
the year (excluding contacts): —
J I
i I
'
IJ
J
i 1...
96
7
103
(a) Definitely tuberculous
121
7
6
11
14
4
132
21
10
266
5
(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
-
-
-
—
-
2
15
-
-
8
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
95
687
-
-
237
280
75
-
-
B. —Contacts examined during the
year:—
I
(a) Definitely tuberculous
4
3
-
-
-
-
4
3
-
7
-
-
-
(6) Diagnosis not completed
-
-
1
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
54
7
82
-
92
306
-
-
-
-
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as:—
II I
33
(a) Recovered
19
5
4
16
3
1
2
3
2
4
2
5
(6) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases previously
diagnosed and
entered on the Dispensary
Register as tuberculous)
-
-
160
-
300
-
-
-
-
173
-
377
1010
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary
Register on December
31st:—
I
I
45
109
123
1601
(a) Definitely tuberculous
638
477
46
119
90
77
747
596
135
-
-
-
9
17