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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
Greenwich 1927
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1927
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| 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):— | ||||||||||||
| 37 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 33 | 4 | 8 | |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 48 | 45 | 33 |
| II.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 112 | 104 | 100 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 167 | 159 | 154 | |
| D.—Number of persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||
| 197 | 147 | 67 | 36 | 39 | 26 | 89 | 39 | 239 | 173 | 156 | 75 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 |