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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
Battersea 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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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 1927.
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 85 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 66 | 10 | 12 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | 75 | 23 | 29 | ||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 64 | 51 | ||||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year :— | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |||
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 45 | 60 | 45 | |||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||||
| — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | 243 | 176 | 142 | |||
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||||
| 324 | 219 | 72 | 87 | 25 | 22 | 92 | «S6 | 349 | 241 | 164 | 143 | |||
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 1. Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 1,119 | 9. Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was given, at or in connection with the Dispensary | 57 | |||||||||||
| 2. Number of patients transferred from other areas and of "lost sight of " cases returned | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 10. Number of consultations with medical | ||||||||||||||
| (a)At Homes of Applicants | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 3. Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases "lost sight of " | 100 | (b) Otherwise | 700 | |||||||||||
| 11. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers to Homes | 167 | |||||||||||||
| 4. Died during the year | 111 | 12. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for Dispensary purposes | 5,434 | |||||||||||
| 5. Number of observation cases under A (b) and B (b) above in which period of observation exceeded 2 months | 35 | |||||||||||||
| 13. Number of | 535 | |||||||||||||
| 6. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 4,180 | 115 | ||||||||||||
| 7. Number of attendances of non-pulmonary cases at Orthopaedic Out-stations for treatment or supervision | - | 14. Number of Insured Persons on Dispensary Register on the 31st December | 462 | |||||||||||
| 15. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 190 | |||||||||||||
| 8. Number of attendances, at General Hospitals or other Institutions approved for the purpose, of patients for | ||||||||||||||
| 16. Number of reports received during the year in respect of Insured | ||||||||||||||
| (a) " Light " treatment | 231 | |||||||||||||
| 122 | (a) Form G.P. 17 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 219 | ||||||||||||||