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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
Fulham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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"Subject to the needs of these patients and their families being reasonably satisfied,
the Committee shall be empowered to extend its care work to assist patients
with non-tuberculous disease of the chest, and diseases of the heart."
This realistic policy should provide a lead to all those interested clinically and
socially in the health and welfare of those patients disabled by chronic bronchitis.
Now that tuberculosis of the lung is coming under control, it is essential that the
unused tuberculosis beds should not be arbitrarily closed, but should be used to deal
more effectively with this further problem of chronic pulmonary disability.
COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR ANNUAL REPORT – 1956
| Number of New Patients Attending | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non Tuberculous Cases | 237 | ( 157) |
| Contacts | 220 | ( 168) |
| Transfer In Notifications | 51 | ( 86) |
| Others (Notified) by Other Units in area | 10 | |
| 518 | ||
| No. of Nee Notifications by Fulham Chest Clinic | 63 | ( 30) |
| (Of this figure, 8 were referred by M.R.U.) | ||
| No. of Clinic Attendances | ||
| 1. Notified cases | 2,843 | (2,790) |
| 2. Contacts | 2,493 | (2,122) |
| 3. Non tuberculous | 922 | ( 627) |
| 4. Refills | 1,330 | (2,172) |
| 7,588 | (7,711) | |
| Attendances at Laboratory for Investigations | 1,060* | |
| No. of Clinic Notifications in Fulhan Borough Pulmonary | (100) | 131 |
| Non-pulmonary | 11 | (11) |
| 142 | (111) | |
| No. of Deaths | ||
| Pulmonary | 22 | (28) |
| Non-pulmonary | – | (1) |
| No. taken off Register as Cured in 1956 | ||
| 25 | (30) | Pulmonary |
| Non-pulmonary | 3 | (2) |
| Number of Home Visits by Chest Physician | 127 | (103) |
| " " " " " Health Visitors | 4,404 | (3,068) |
| " X-rays taken | 4,282 | (4,283) |
| " " Patients undergoing treatment at home | 23 | (17) |
| " " B.C.G. Vaccinations | 187 | (111) |
| " " Notified cases on Register at 31.12.56 | 1,403 | (1,357) |
N. B. Comparative figures for 1955 are put in brackets
* 1 evening session per week.
NEW NOTIFICATIONS FOB 1956 IN AGE GROUPS
| Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| 16 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 17 |
| 26 | 35 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 16 |
| 36 | 45 | 11 | 36 | 45 | 11 |
| 46 | 55 | 15 | 46 | 55 | 5 |
| 56 | 65 | 14 | 56 | 65 | 8 |
| Over | 65 | 3 | Over | 65 | 10 |
| 69 | 73 | ||||
| Total 142 | |||||