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 Deptford Borough]
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GYNAECOLOGICAL & POST-NATAL CLINIC
Sessions held 30
Total attendances 645
Total women who attended (new cases) 129
TUBERCULOSIS
Cases notified for first time (Pulmonary 143
(Non-pulmonary 17
New cases coming to Vnowledge otherwise than by
formal notification (Pulmonary 16
(Non-pulmonary 3
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY
Cases on Dispensary Register 31/12/42 395
Consultations between Practitioners Number of contacts examined 123
and Tuberculosis Officer 252 Total attendances of patients
Visits of Tuberculosis Officer and contacts at Dispensary 1,672
to homes 120 X-ray examinations made in
Visits of Tuberculosis Health connection with Dispensary
Visitors to homes:- cases 422
To Dispensary cases 2,904 Total specimens of sputum
To other cases 1,265 examined at Dispensary 624
CARE COMMITTEE
Recommendations for institutional treatment to Care Committee 175
Visits paid by Secretary 1,003
Interviews 738
Cases dealt with by Care Committee 724
Sums raised by Christmas Seals (1942) £103. 2. 5d. Expenses £3.12.8d.
Grant from National Association
to supplement above Nil
SANITARY INSPECTION
Total primary inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors 3,879
Total re-inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors 12,162
Total Intimation Notices served 1,100
Total Statutory Notices served 263
Cases in which legal proceedings were instituted to enforce
compliance with Notices 1
Some measure of dislocation of the routine work of Sanitary
Inspection occurred during the year, by reason of the assistance required
and freely given by my staff in connection with the supervision of First
Aid posts and Stretcher party Depots.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
Milk.
Others.
Tota1.
Samnles taken
134
226
360
Number adulterated or otherwise infringing the
Act, by reason of improper labelling
3
19
22
Instances in which legal proceedings were
instituted
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