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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 1934
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1934
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TABLE No. 49.
Diagnosis.
Pulmonary.
Non-Pulmonary.
Total.
Grand
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
32
28
2
1
1
0
4
3
33
34
6
4
419
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
(c) Non-tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
91
141
64
45
B.—Contacts examined during
the year:-
(a) Definitely tuberculous
1
—
—-
4
—
—
3
—
1
—
3
4
170
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
(c) Non-tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
22
36
40
61
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as:—
(a) Recovered
8
5
—
—
—
2
3
5
8
7
3
5
526
(6) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases previously
diagnosed and entered
on the Dispensary
Register as tuberculous)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
113
178
105
107
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary
Register on December
31st
(a) Definitely tuberculous
132
112
6
5
10
16
19
13
142
128
25
18
315
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
1. Number of cases on Dispensary 2. Number of cases transferred from
Register on January 1st 328 other areas and cases returned
after discharge under Head 3 in
previous years 35
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring 4. Cases written off during the year
further assistance under the as Dead (all causes) 30
scheme, and cases " lost sight
of" 76
5. Number of attendances at the Dis- 6. Number of Insured Persons under
pensary (including Contacts) 2,387 Domiciliary Treatment on the
31st December 6
7. Number of consultations with 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
medical practitioners:— Officers to homes (including
(а) Personal — personal consultations) 59
(б) Other 100
10. Number of:—
9. Number of visits by Nurses or (o) Specimens of sputum, etc.,
Health Visitors to homes for examined 283
Dispensary purposes 3,375 (6) X-ray examinations made
in connection with Dispensary
work 509
11. Number of "Recovered" cases 12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on
restored to Dispensary Register, Dispensary Register on Decemand
included in A (a) and A (6) ber 31st 129
above 2
B.—Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding
centres used only for special forms of treatment) :—
Provided by the Council —
Provided by Voluntary Bodies One
(Signed) W. H. L. McCARTHY, Chief Tuberculosis Officer.