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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 1938
[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 1938 | 1938 | Previous to 1938 | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | – | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 27 | — | — | — | - | — | |||
| Disease not arrested | Adults | M. | 16 | 10 | 74 | 9 | 93 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 2 | – | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6 | |
| F. | 34 | 14 | 64 | 9 | 87 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Children | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 13 | 8 | 8 | — | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total on dispensary register at 31st December, 1938 | 86 | 47 | 167 | 19 | 233 | 49 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 48 | 41 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 103 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | |||
| (b) Not now on dispensary register and reasons for removal therefrom | Discharged as recovered | Adults | M. | 172 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 304 | 21 | 13 | – | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | 409 | 3 | — | - | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 18 | 10 | 228 | 304 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from dispensary register | 1,766 | 338 | 294 | 70 | 702 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 151 | 69 | 35 | 244 | 499 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 162 | 92 | 242 | 371 | 705 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | |
| F. | 235 | 127 | 191 | 235 | 553 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 76 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Total written off dispensary register | 3,124 | 621 | 752 | 684 | 2,057 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 249 | 110 | 63 | 524 | 946 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |||
| Grand totals | 3,210 | 668 | 919 | 703 | 2,290 | 72 | 25 | 33 | 14 | 72 | 290 | 127 | 76 | 552 | 1,045 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 38 | |||