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Battersea 1926
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926
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Form T53.
TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE BATTERSEA
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL.
Return showing the work of the Dispensary (or Dispensaries) during the year 1926.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | 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 | 89 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 95 | 67 | 21 | 8 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 56 | 39 | 34 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 68 | 103 | 72 | 59 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| (6) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 44 | 54 | 59 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | 9 | 16 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 4 |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 220 | 161 | 155 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 311 | 226 | 70 | 88 | 19 | 18 | 94 | 50 | 330 | 244 | 164 | 138 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 97 | 41 | 35 |
1. Number of persons on Dispensary 9. Number of patients to whom Dental
Register on January 1st 1,144 Treatment was given, at or in
connection with the Dispensary 70
2. Number of patients transferred from
other areas and of "lost sight 10. Number of consultations with medical
of" cases returned 11 practitioners;—
(a) At Homes of Applicants. 38
(b) Otherwise 841
3. Number of patients transferred to
other areas and cases " lost sight 11. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis
Officers to Homes 142
4. Died during the year 100 12. Number of visits by Nurses or Health
Visitors to Homes for Dispensary
5. Number of observation cases under purposes 5,294
A (b) and B (b) above in which 13. Number of
period of observation exceeded
2 months 92 (a) Specimens of sputum, &c.,
examined 1,504
6. Number of attendances at the Dis(b)X-ray examinations made 78
pensary (including Contacts) ... 4.686 in connection with Dispensary work
7. Number of attendances of non-pul14- Number of Insured Persons on
monary cases at Orthopa?dic Out- pensary Register on the 31st
stations for treatment or super- December 499
vision - 15. Number of Insured Persons under
8. Number of attendances, at General Domiciliary Treatment on the
Hospitals or other Institutions 31st December 1 95
approved for the purpose, of
patients for 16. Number of reports received during
the year in respect of Insured
(а) Light treatment 6 Persons
(б) Other special forms of treatment 119 (a) Form G.P. 17 2
{b) Form G.P. 36 247