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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
Battersea 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The total number of attendances at the Dispensary during the
year was 3,545 compared with 3,741 in the previous year. The
number of visits paid by the Tuberculosis Officers was 215 compared
with 159 in 1932, and by the Nursing Staff 4,080 as against 4,148.
The number of sputum examinations carried out at the Tuberculosis Dispensary during the year was 888, 29 fewer than.in 1932.
In 193 cases or 21.7 per cent. Tubercle Bacilli were found to be
present. Of the total number of specimens examined 326 were
sent by medical practitioners, the remainder representing patients
on the Dispensary register.
The "number of reports sent to public bodies was 1,056, and
consultations with medical practitioners at the homes of their
patients and reports on patients sent to the Dispensary numbered
698.
161 patients were referred to hospitals, 138 of whom were sent
to St. Thomas's Hospital for X-ray examination.
| Name. | Age. | Condition. | Period of Treatment. | Condition on Discharge or at 31/12/33. |
|---|---|---|---|---|