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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 1936
[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 | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous to 1936 | 1936 | Previous to 1936 | 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ClassT.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | ClassT.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. | 6 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Children | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Disease not arrested | Adults | M. | 18 | 10 | 59 | 9 | 78 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 34 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| F. | 20 | 13 | 61 | 11 | 85 | 24 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Children | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total on dispensary register at 31st December, 1936 | 81 | 44 | 141 | 24 | 209 | 39 | 14 | 50 | 4 | 68 | 56 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 118 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | |||
| (b) Not now on dispensary register and reasons for removal therefrom | Discharged as recovered | Adults | M. | 166 | 22 | 2 | — | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 298 | 18 | 11 | — | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | 405 | 2 | — | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 18 | 7 | 216 | 278 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from dispensary register | 1683 | 302 | 204 | 59 | 565 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 132 | 59 | 30 | 218 | 439 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 156 | 86 | 217 | 337 | 640 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F. | 226 | 121 | 169 | 199 | 489 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | 74 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 25 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Total written off dispensary register | 3008 | 565 | 608 | 603 | 1776 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 205 | 97 | 51 | 480 | 833 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Grand totals | 3089 | 609 | 749 | 672 | 1985 | 54 | 18 | 54 | 13 | 85 | 261 | 110 | 62 | 514 | 947 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | |||