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Battersea 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Form T53.
TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE BATTERSEA
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL.
Return showing the work of the Dispensary (or Dispensaries) during the year 1928.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| A.—New Cases examined during | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 98 | 76 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 106 | 84 | 8 | 2 | ||
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 34 | 17 | 13 | ||
| 83 | 106 | 69 | 43 | |||||||||||
| B.—Contacts examined during the | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | - | — | — | — | - | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |||
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| (c) Non-tuberculouS | 23 | 53 | 35 | 41 | ||||||||||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | — | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 127 | 188 | 120 | 100 | |||||||||||
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st | ||||||||||||||
| 338 | 241 | 73 | 84 | 29 | 28 | 91 | SO | 367 | 269 | 164 | 134 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 21 | 14 | 11 | ||||
Two cases written off as "cured" have since been restored to register.
1. Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st 979 9. Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was given, at or in connection with the Dispensary 37
| 2. Number of patients transferred from other areas and of "lost sight of " cases returned | 31 | ||
| 10. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | 40 | ||
| 3. Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases "lost sight of " | 118 | (6) Otherwise | 385 |
| 11. Number of other visits by Tuber-culosis Officers to Homes | 141 | ||
| 4. Died during the year | 107 | 12. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for Dispensary purposes | 4,865 |
| 5. Number of observation cases under A (b) and B (b) above in which period of observation exceeded 2 months | |||
| 13. Number of (a) Specimens of sputum, &c., | 556 (& 842 outside) | ||
| 6. Number of attendances at the Dis-pensary (including Contacts) | 3,912 | 142 | |
| 7. Number of attendances of non-pul-monary cases at Orthopaedic Out-stations for treatment or super-vision | 14. Number of Insured Persons on Dis-pensary Register on the 31st December | 467 | |
| 15. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 77 | ||
| 8. Number of attendances, at General Hospitals or other Institutions approved for the purpose, of | |||
| 16. Number of reports received during the year in respect of Insured Persons:- | |||
| (a) "Light" treatment | |||
| 179 | (a) Form G.P. 17 | 1 | |
| 157 |