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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
Kensington 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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An analysis of the register of the patients under dispensary supervision is shown in the following table:—
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous to 1935 | 1935 | Previous to 1935 | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Bones and joints | Abdominal | Other organs | Peripheral glands | Total | Bones and joints | Abdominal | Other organs | Peripheral glands | Total | ||||||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | ||||||||||||||||
| (a) Remaining on dispensary register on 31st December. | Disease arrested | Adults | M. | 10 | 7 | 9 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 14 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease not arrested | Adults | M. | 24 | 32 | 56 | 11 | 99 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 34 | 9 | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| F. | 32 | 25 | 46 | 6 | 77 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Children | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 63 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 21 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on dispensary register at 31st December, 1935 | 122 | 75 | 122 | 21 | 218 | 34 | 22 | 41 | 6 | 69 | 65 | 27 | 12 | 64 | 168 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | |||
| Discharged as recovered | Adults | M. | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| F. | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from dispensary register | 68 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 67 | 9 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 57 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| F. | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Total written off dispensary register during 1935 | 97 | 36 | 57 | 28 | 121 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 44 | 93 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Grand totals | 219 | 111 | 179 | 49 | 339 | 48 | 26 | 48 | 10 | 84 | 91 | 43 | 19 | 108 | 261 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | |||