London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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| 1. | Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 467 | |
| 2. | Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 37 | |
| 3. | Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of " | 94 | |
| 4. | Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 53 | |
| 5. | Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 2536 | |
| 6. | Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 146 | |
| Number of G.P. 36 reports from practitioners | 30 | ||
| 7. | Number of consultations with medical practitioners: | ||
| 16 | |||
| 237 | |||
| 8. | Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officer to Homes (including personal consultations) | 185 | |
| 9. | Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes | ||
| for Dispensary purposes | successful 2821 | 3321 | |
| unsuccessful 500 | |||
| Visits to non-Dispensary cases | successful 1571 | 1874 | |
| unsuccessful 303 | |||
| 10. | Number of | ||
| (a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined | 769 | ||
| (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 316 | ||
| 218 | |||
| 11. | Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above | 2 | |
| 12. | Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on the 31st December | 257 | |