Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1925
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1. Number of patients under treatment or supervision (excluding
persons under observation or domiciliary treatment) on the
31st December 502
2. Total number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary during
the year—Insured 2,881
Uninsured 3,925
3. Number of persons placed during the year under observation at
the Dispensary for the purpose of diagnosis 278
4. Number of eases in which the period of observation at the
pensary exceeded two months 17
5. Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on
December 31st 27
6. Number of reports received from Insurance Practitioners in respect
of insured patients under domiciliary treatment during the year 40
7. Number of persons referred to affiliated hospital for consultation —
8. Number of consultations with Medical practitioners at the homes
of patients—Insured 13
Uninsured 8
9. Number of other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officer to the homes
of patients 153
10. Number of visits paid by Nurses or Health Visitors to the homes
of patients for dispensary purposes 4,473
11. Number of specimens of sputum examined in connection with the
work of the Dispensary 178
Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | NonPulmonary. | Pulmonary. | NonPulmonary. | |||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
0 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
1 | 3 | - | 10 | 8 | - | - | 6 | 1 |
5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - | 2 | - | |
15 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | - | 1 |
20 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - | - |
25 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - | - |
35 | 21 | 17 | - | 2 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
45 | 17 | 8 | - | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
55 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - |
65 and upwards | 2 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
Totals | 108 | 91 | 36 | 34 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 5 |
Particulars relating to the above Table are dealt with in the
Report of the Tuberculosis Officer on pages 62 to 72.