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Chelsea 1942
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1942
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TABLE No. 52.
Treatment of Tuberculosis, Year
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children | Adults. 1 | Children | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||
| A.—New cases examined during the year (excluding contacts)— | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | — | — | — | — | 171 | ||||||||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 16 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 46 | |||||||||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 251 | ||||
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | 47 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 73 | 47 | 28 | |||||||
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous ... | 77 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years ... | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of" | 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | ||||||||||||||
| 6. Number of Insured Persons under * Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | _ | ||||||||||||||
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 921 | ||||||||||||||
| 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— (à) Personal (b) Other | |||||||||||||||
| 10. Number of:— (à) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 2140 | ||||||||||||||
| 11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A(a) and A(b)above | 12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 94 | |||||||||||||
| 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.
TABLE No. 52.
Treatment of Tuberculosis, Year
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children | Adults. 1 | Children | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||
| A.—New cases examined during the year (excluding contacts)— | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | — | — | — | — | 171 | ||||||||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 16 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 46 | |||||||||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 251 | ||||
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | 47 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 73 | 47 | 28 | |||||||
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous ... | 77 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years ... | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of" | 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | ||||||||||||||
| 6. Number of Insured Persons under * Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | _ | ||||||||||||||
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 921 | ||||||||||||||
| 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— (à) Personal (b) Other | |||||||||||||||
| 10. Number of:— (à) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 2140 | ||||||||||||||
| 11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A(a) and A(b)above | 12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 94 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||