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Chelsea 1952
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1952
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ANNUAL REPORT.
CHELSEA TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY. BROMPTON HOSPITAL. S.W.3.
| 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population served by Dispensary | 50,890 | 51,990 | 52,490 | 52,430 | ||||
| Number of notified cases in Borough at end of year | 415 | 425 | 411 | 429 | ||||
| Number of these who have never attended the dispensary | 262 | 284. | 279 | 294 | ||||
| Total attendance during year | 1,979 | 1,823 | 1,834 | 2,123 | ||||
| Total new patients seen ... | 363 | 377 | 389 | 504 | ||||
| Number of these who were contacts | 106 | 163 | 170 | 252 | ||||
| Number of contacts found to be tuberculous | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Number of cases newly notified to Medical Officer of Health (i.e. excluding inward transfers) Number of cases diagnosed as tuberculous (for the first time) at the Dispensary during the | 67 | 78 | 72 | 99 | ||||
| year | 15 | 21 | 24 | 25 | ||||
| Number of X-rays. | 1,084 | 1,137 | 1,301 | 1,373 | ||||
| Number of Sputum examinations | 179 | 265 | 311 | 313 | ||||
| Number of Mantoux tests | 59 | 201 | 199 | 271 | ||||
| Number of Patients who received refills during year | app. 15 | 29 | 47 | 35 | ||||
| Number of Patients who received "special treatment" at home during year | - | 11 | 12 | 30 | ||||
| Number of patients given B.C.G. | - | 11 | 15 | 11 | ||||
| Number of home visits by medical Staff | - | 14 | 31 | 48 | ||||
| Number of visits paid by Dispensary Nurse | 2,004) | 2,391 | 1,866) | 2,167 | 2,436) | 2,573 | 2,297), | 2,460 |
| Number of visits paid by Dispensary Almoner ... ... | ||||||||
| Number of Clinic Sessions per week | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Child contacts are frequently referred for supervision to the
Children's Contact Investigation Department, Brompton Hospitalj anynecessary
follow up work is done by the Dispensary's staff but figures
relating to these attendances are not included in this list, except
for B.C.G. vaccination So
This does not include 66 child contacts who were patch-tested at
one of the London County Council Institutions.