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Bethnal Green 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Table: TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE BETHNAL GREEN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL. Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1929.

TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE BETHNAL GREEN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL. Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1929.

Diagnosis.PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTotal
AdultsChildrenAdultsChildrenAdultsChildren
A.—New cases* examined during the year (excluding contacts):M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
(a) Definitely tuberculous5439...23571574473
(b) Doubtfully tuberculous........................181623
(c) Non-tuberculous........................1321278156
B.—Contacts examined during the year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous42............3...423...
(b) Doubtfully tuberculous........................2221
(c) Non-tuberculous........................49727280
C. —Cases written off the Dis-pensary Register as
(a) Cured11...111...122...2
(b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error)........................194208155138
D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on Dec. 31st:
(a) Diagnosis completed2631741215403370493032078264
(b) Diagnosis not completed........................32......

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1. Number of Persons on Dispen- at or in connection with the
sary Register on Jan. 1st 643 Dispensary 5
2. Number of patients trans- 10. Number of consultations with
ferred from other areas and Medical Practitioners :—
of "lost sight of cases" (a) At Homes of Applicants 18
returned 11 (6) Otherwise 353
3. Number of patients trans- 11. Number of other visits by
ferred to other areas and cases Tuberculosis Officers to
" lost sight of" 61 Homes 142
4. Died during the year 66 12. Number of visits by Nurses
5. Number of observation cases or Health Visitors to Homes
under A (b) and B (b) above for Dispensary Purposes ... 2287
in which period of observa- 13. Number of
tion exceeded 2 months 11 (a) Specimens of sputum, &c.,
6. Number of attendances at the examined 723
Dispensary (including con- (b) X-ray examinations made
tacts) 4094 in connection with Dispen-
7. Number of attendances of non- sary work 165
pulmonary cases at Ortho- 14. Number of Insured Persons
pædic Out-stations for treat- on Dispensary Register on
ment or supervision Nil. the 31st December 302
8. Number of attendances at 15. Number of Insured Persons
General Hospitals or other under Domiciliary Treat-
Institutions approved for the ment on the 31st December 206
purpose, of patients for | 16. Number of Reports received
(а) " Light treatment 145 ! during the year in respect
(б) Other special forms of treat- of Insured Persons :—
ment 95 (a) Form G.P. 17 4
9. Number of patients to whom (b) Form G.P. 36 47
Dental Treatment was given,
*No cases are included under the above heading which have been discharged in a previous
year as " cured."
2oth February. 1930. H. T. Howell, Clinical Tuberculosis Officer.