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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
Chelsea 1923
Annual report for 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Number of persons placed under observation for diagnosis | 347 |
| Number of observation cases where observation exceeded 2 months | 56 |
| Number of visits paid by Tuberculosis Officer to homes of patients | 70 |
| Number of visits paid by Nurses to homes of patients | 2792 |
| Number of specimens of sputum examined | 555 |
| Number of X-ray examinations | 59 |
| Number of complement Fixation Tests | 10 |
| Number of Wassermann Tests | 13 |
| Year. 1917 (April to Dec.) | Number of person examined for the first time. | Definite Tuberculosis. | Total attendances at Dispensary. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 272 | 84 equals 31 per cent. | 790 | |
| 1918 | 290 | 61 „ 21 „ | 1699 |
| 1919 | 426 | 58 „ 14 „ | 2705 |
| 1920 | 591 | 70 „ 12 „ | 3841 |
| 1921 | 572 | 55 „ 10 „ | 3210 |
| 1922 | 507 | 58 „ 11 „ | 3268 |
| 1923 | 442 | 77 „ 17 „ | 2932 |
| 1924 | 429 | 69 „ 16 „ | 3416 |
| Total for 8 years | 3529 | 532 „ 15 „ | 21861 |
| Annual average | 441 | 66 „ 15 „ | 2733 |
A large number of insured and uninsured patients received hospital
and sanatorium treatment under the London County Council scheme.
One hundred and four new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were
notified in Chelsea in 1924 (57 males and 47 females). The nonpulmonary
cases were 33 (19 males and 14 females). The number of
new cases of Tuberculosis visited by the Municipal Tuberculosis Visitor
in the course of the year was 67. The total number of visits paid in
respect of all cases (Pulmonary and non-Pulmonary) was 508. The
Borough Council lent beds and bedding to 4 cases in the course of the
year. Several cases of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were helped to
obtain proper surgical treatment in hospitals, and others were sent to
country or sea-side convalescent homes through the agency of the Chelsea
Branch of the Invalid Children's Aid Association.
Sixteen cases of Tuberculosis were certified during the year by the
Tuberculosis Officer as requiring extra nourishment, as part of their
medical treatment, and these cases were supplied at the cost of the
Borough Council (£25 10s. 7d.) with extra foods, such as milk, eggs,
butter and Bovril.