London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Fulham 1924

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1924

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Number of patients who have attended (both old and new)—

Insured525
Uninsured912
Total1,437

Number of notifications—

Pulmonary157
N on-pulmonary77
Total234 (of these, 207 were notifications of new patients).

Number of contacts examined for the first time 364
Number of attendances of contacts 407
Number of physical examinations 2,827
Number of reports sent to public bodies 894
Number of reports sent to doctors 354
Number of home visits paid by doctors 549
Number of home visits paid by nurses 4,775
Number of ex-service men attending 223
Number of ex-service men notified as suffering from
tuberculosis 166
Number of sputum examinations for tubercle bacilli 1,665
Number of urine examinations 60
Number of blood examinations .9
Table I.—Showing who recommended the patients.
237 were recommended by private doctors.
36 „ „ the Medical Officer of Health.
27 „ „ the School Medical Officers.
15 ,, „ the school authorities.
15„ „ hospitals.
5 ,, „ other dispensaries.
3 „ „ sanatoria.
3 „ „ infirmaries.
18 „ „ the Army authorities.
88 „ „ the Dispensary staff.
8 „ „ the London County Council.
98 „ „ friends.
39 „ „ other patients.
16 „ „ the door plate.
8 „ „ the Invalid Children's Aid Association.
5 „ „ the Charity Organisation Society.
2 ,, „ the relieving officers.
2 „ „ the district nurses.
2 „ „ employers.
1 was recommended by High Commissioner for S. Africa.
4 were contacts.
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