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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
Deptford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
Memo 37/t. Table 1.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total | Grand Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 41 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 98 | 319 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 87 | 76 | 13 | 34 | 210 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 141 | 188 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 44 | 37 | 45 | 164 | |
| C.—Cases written off the Dis-pensary Register as | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 27 | |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as T.B.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 133 | 126 | 55 | 81 | 395 | 4-22 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on Dec-ember 31st:— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 189 | 135 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 213 | 166 | 34 | 35 | 448 | 167 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | |