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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 1937
[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 1937 | 1937 | Previous to 1937 | 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | 12 | 11 | 9 | — | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 10 | 4 | 8 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Disease not arrested | Adults | M. | 14 | 8 | 72 | 9 | 89 | 20 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 41 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| F. | 32 | 13 | 67 | 14 | 94 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |||
| Children | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 24 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total on dispensary register at 31st December, 1937 | 88 | 45 | 160 | 23 | 228 | 48 | 29 | 47 | 2 | 78 | 51 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 109 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 37 | |||
| Discharged as recovered | Adults | M. | 168 | 25 | 5 | — | 30 | — | — | — | - | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F. | 303 | 20 | 13 | — . | 33 | — | — | — | - | — | 18 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 407 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | - | — | 42 | 18 | 9 | 223 | 292 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from dispensary register | 1716 | 310 | 239 | 62 | 611 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 140 | 62 | 33 | 228 | 463 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 158 | 91 | 228 | 349 | 668 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F. | 231 | 123 | 183 | 215 | 521 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 74 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 2 | — | — | - | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |||
| Total written off dispensary register | 3057 | 585 | 673 | 634 | 1892 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 37 | 223 | 101 | 57 | 499 | 880 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |||
| Grand totals | 3145 | 630 | 833 | 657 | 2120 | 68 | 32 | 61 | 22 | 115 | 274 | 116 | 68 | 527 | 985 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 50 | |||