Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Definite cases marked off the Dispensary register:—
Number of Dispensary patients who died during 1932 | 110 |
Number of Dispensary patients who ceased to attend | 11 |
Number of Dispensary patients who removed to other districts (and were transferred to the Medical Officer of Health concerned) | 61 |
Number of patients " recovered " | 43 |
Number of patients in whom the diagnosis was not confirmed | 1 |
Artificial Light Treatment. Tuberculosis Patients.
Name | Age. | Condition. | Period of Treatment. | Condition on Discharge or at 31/12/32. |
---|---|---|---|---|
L. C. | 13 | Ulceration of Hip | 17/4/31—27/4/32 | Much improved. |
E. B. | 10 | Glands of Neck | 7/9/31—27/4/32 | Quiescent. |
J B. | 5 | Glands of Neck | 5/10/32—23/12/32 | Much improved. |
N. R. | 12 | Lupus | { 3/12/30—8/6/32 {16/11/32— — | Ditto. |
E. G. | 17 | Lupus | 12/2/30—24/2/32 | Improved. |
M. V. | 12 | Glands of Neck | 7/9/31— 8/6/32 | Ditto. |
W. N. | 7 | Debility | 7/11/32— — | Stationary. |
Springwell House Open-Air School.
Accommodation | 125 |
On roll 31/12/32 | 126 |
Average attendance | 110-8 |
Admitted during 1932 | 32 |
Discharged during 1932 | 39 |
Reasons for discharge:— | |
Fit for elementary school | 7 |
Fit for work | 15 |
Transferred to Hospital or Sanatorium | 10 |
Removed from district | 7 |
Transferred to Special School | — |
Discharged for other reasons | — |
Tuberculosis Dental Treatment. | |
Total attendances | 246 |
Sessions held | 52 |
Average attendance per session | 4.73 |
Extractions, 52; scalings, 5; fillings, 10; dentures supplied—whole sets, 11; partial sets, 1; repairs to dentures, —; dressings, 17; advice, 85 (average per session, 3.48) Total | 181 |